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'''Friesland''' ( |
'''Friesland''' ({{IPA-nl|ˈfrislɑnt}}; {{lang-fry|label=Wast Frisian|Fryslân}}, {{IPA-fy|frislɔ̃ːn|}}), heestorically kent as '''Frisie''', is a province in the north o the [[Netherlands]] an pairt o the auncient, lairger region o [[Frisie (heestorical region)|Frisie]]. |
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Till the end o 1996, the province bore ''Friesland'' as its offeecial name. In 1997 this Dutch name lost its offeecial status tae the Frisie ''Fryslân''. Housomeiver, ''Friesland'' remains in common uisage, bein the Dutch name for the province. |
Till the end o 1996, the province bore ''Friesland'' as its offeecial name. In 1997 this Dutch name lost its offeecial status tae the Frisie ''Fryslân''. Housomeiver, ''Friesland'' remains in common uisage, bein the Dutch name for the province. |
Reveision as o 07:43, 17 Julie 2024
Friesland Fryslân | |
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Anthem: De âlde Friezen | |
![]() Location of Friesland in the Netherlands | |
Kintra | Netherlands |
Caipital | Leeuwarden |
Govrenment | |
• Queen's Commissioner | Arno Brok (VVD) |
Area | |
• Land | 3,349 km2 (1,293 sq mi) |
• Water | 2,392 km2 (924 sq mi) |
Area rank | 3rd |
Population (2010) | |
• Land | 646,305 |
• Rank | 8t |
• Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
• Density rank | 11t |
ISO 3166 code | NL-FY |
Religion (2005) | Protestant 30% Roman Catholic 6% Muslim 2% |
Website | www.fryslan.nl |
Friesland (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈfrislɑnt]; Wast Frisian: Fryslân, pronooncit [frislɔ̃ːn]), heestorically kent as Frisie, is a province in the north o the Netherlands an pairt o the auncient, lairger region o Frisie.
Till the end o 1996, the province bore Friesland as its offeecial name. In 1997 this Dutch name lost its offeecial status tae the Frisie Fryslân. Housomeiver, Friesland remains in common uisage, bein the Dutch name for the province.
Friesland haes 646,000 indwallers (2010) an its caipital is Leeuwarden (Wast Frisie: Ljouwert), wi 91,817 indwallers, in the centre o the province.
References
Freemit airtins
- Wabsteid o visitFryslân.nl Archived 2008-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Wabsteid o the province