NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Fryslân

This article is about the province Friesland in the Netherlands. For information on the region extending from the Netherlands to Denmark, see Frisia. For the district of Friesland in the German state of Lower Saxony, see Friesland (district). Westfriesland is part of North Holland and not of the province of Friesland. The island of Vlieland is also part of the province of Friesland. Frisia (or more commonly Friesland) is a region along the southeastern coasts of the North Sea. ... With an area of 47,618 km and nearly eight million inhabitants, Lower Saxony (German Niedersachsen) lies in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the countrys sixteen Bundesl nder (federal states). ... Friesland is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... North Holland: (Dutch: Noord-Holland) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the northwest part of the country. ... Vlieland is a municipality in the northern Netherlands. ...

Friesland (or Fryslân in the Frisian language, is the official name which is also used in official Dutch language publications) is a province in the north of the Netherlands; its capital city is Leeuwarden (Ljouwert). The Frisian language is also spoken in a small part of Groningen, in the Saterland and in North Friesland. Larger version of holstein cows United States Department of Agriculture photo. ... Larger version of holstein cows United States Department of Agriculture photo. ... Binomial name Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 Cattle are domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. ... The Frisian flag consist of blue banners and red pompebleden (Water lily leaves). ... The Frisian flag consist of blue banners and red pompebleden (Water lily leaves). ... French Tricolore flag A flag is a piece of cloth flown from a pole or mast, usually intended for signaling or identification. ... Genera Barclaya Wall. ... Frisian is the tongue spoken by around half a million members of an ethnic group living on the southern fringes of the North Sea in the Netherlands and Germany. ... Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... The Netherlands (Dutch: Nederland) is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden). ... In politics a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government. ... Leeuwarden (Frisian: Ljouwert) is a municipality and the capital city of the Dutch province of Friesland. ... As with any complex, emergent concept, language is somewhat resistant to definition. ... Groningen is the northeast province of the Netherlands with a typical dialect (Gronings) with regional nuances. ... Saterland is a municipality in the German federal state of Lower Saxony. ...

Friesland is mainly an agrarian province, the famous Friesian cattle was originally bred here. Tourism, mainly on the lakes and the islands in the Wadden Sea, is an important source of income. Farming, ploughing rice paddy, in Indonesia Agriculture is the process of producing food, feed, fiber and other desired products by cultivation of certain plants and the raising of domesticated animals (livestock). ... The Holstein, or Friesian as it is known in the UK, is a cattle breed used in dairy farming. ... Binomial name Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 Cattle are domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. ... A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ... Lake Clearwater, Ontario, Canada A lake is a large body of water, usually fresh water, surrounded by land. ... A small island in the Adriatic sea An island is any piece of land smaller than a continent and larger than a rock, that is completely surrounded by water. ... The Wadden Sea (Wattenmeer in German, Waddenzee in Dutch, Wattensee in Low Saxon, Vadehavet in Danish) is the name for a body of water and its associated coastal wetlands lying between a section of the coast of northwestern continental Europe and the North Sea. ...

The province is also famous for its speed skaters, and also for the Elfstedentocht (Eleven cities tour), a 200 kilometres ice skating tour. Gaetan Boucher training for the 1976 Olympics Speed skating (as well Speedskating) is a form of ice skating in which the competitors attempt to travel a certain distance over the ice as quickly as possible. ... The Elfstedentocht, or Eleven-cities Tour is a speed skating competition and leisure skating tour held irregularly in the province of Friesland, Netherlands. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer) (symbol: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words khilia = thousand and metro = count/measure). ... Outdoor ice skating in Austria Ice skating is travelling on ice with skates, narrow (and sometimes parabolic) blade-like devices moulded into special boots (or, more primitively, without boots, tied to regular footwear). ...

Frisians (or Frieslanders) are also famed for being tall of stature. Dante Alighieri refers to Frieslanders in The Inferno (Canto XXXI of The Divine Comedy) in describing the massive size of the giant Nimrod; Dante in a fresco series of famous men by Andrea del Castagno, ca. ... This article is about the epic poem. ... Nimrod (Standard Hebrew נִמְרוֹד Nimrod, Tiberian Hebrew נִמְרֹד Nimrōḏ) has been the name of more than one person, place, or thing. ...

Also, in response to the preceding quote, Robert Hollander noted in the commentary section that;

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- Alighieri, Dante, The Inferno. Translated by Robert & Jean Hollander, 2000. ISBN 0-385-49697-4
- Hollander, Robert, notes to The Inferno, 2000. ISBN 0-385-49697-4

Cities

Leeuwarden (Frisian: Ljouwert) is a municipality and the capital city of the Dutch province of Friesland. ... Sneek (Frisian Snits) is a municipality and a city in Fryslân in the northern Netherlands. ... Wymbritseradiel is a municipality in the northern Netherlands. ... Nijefurd is a municipality in the northern Netherlands, in the province of Friesland. ... Nijefurd is a municipality in the northern Netherlands, in the province of Friesland. ... Nijefurd is a municipality in the northern Netherlands, in the province of Friesland. ... Bolsward is a municipality and a Netherlands. ... Harlingen is a municipality and a city in the northern Netherlands, in the province of Friesland at the Wadden Sea. ... Franekeradeel is a municipality in the northern Netherlands. ... Dongeradeel is a municipality in the northern Netherlands. ...

Major towns

Heerenveen (Frisian: It Hearrenfean) is a municipality and a town in the province of Friesland, in the north of the Netherlands. ... Smallingerland is a municipality in the northern Netherlands. ... Smallingerland is a municipality in the northern Netherlands. ...

Municipalities

id="External_links"> Achtkarspelen is a municipality in the northern Netherlands. ... Ameland is a municipality and one of the West Frisian Islands off the north coast of the Netherlands. ... Boarnsterhim is a municipality in the northern Netherlands. ... Bolsward is a municipality and a Netherlands. ... Dantumadeel is a municipality in the northern Netherlands. ... Dongeradeel is a municipality in the northern Netherlands. ... Ferwerderadiel is a municipality in the northern Netherlands. ... Franekeradeel is a municipality in the northern Netherlands. ... Harlingen is a municipality and a city in the northern Netherlands, in the province of Friesland at the Wadden Sea. ... Heerenveen (Frisian: It Hearrenfean) is a municipality and a town in the province of Friesland, in the north of the Netherlands. ... Het Bildt is a municipality in the northern Netherlands. ... Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland is a municipality in the northern Netherlands, in the province of Friesland. ... Leeuwarden (Frisian: Ljouwert) is a municipality and the capital city of the Dutch province of Friesland. ... Leeuwarderadeel is a municipality in the northern Netherlands. ... Lemsterland is a municipality in the northern Netherlands. ... Littenseradiel is a municipality in the northern Netherlands. ... Menaldumadeel is a municipality in the northern Netherlands. ... Nijefurd is a municipality in the northern Netherlands, in the province of Friesland. ... Ooststellingwerf is a municipality in the northern Netherlands. ... Opsterland is a municipality in the northern Netherlands. ... Schiermonnikoog is a municipality and an island in the northern Netherlands, one of the West Frisian Islands. ... Smallingerland is a municipality in the northern Netherlands. ... Sneek (Frisian Snits) is a municipality and a city in Fryslân in the northern Netherlands. ... Terschelling is a municipality and an island in the northern Netherlands, one of the West Frisian Islands. ... Tytsjerksteradiel is a municipality in the northern Netherlands. ... Vlieland is a municipality in the northern Netherlands. ... Weststellingwerf is a municipality in the northern Netherlands. ... Wûnseradiel is a municipality in the Fryslân province of the northern Netherlands, at the eastern end of the Afsluitdijk. ... Wymbritseradiel is a municipality in the northern Netherlands. ...

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Categories: Provinces of the Netherlands | Friesland The modern day Netherlands are divided into twelve provinces (provincies in Dutch), listed below with their capital city: Map of the Netherlands, with provinces and capital cities See also the ranked list of Dutch provinces Structure A Dutch province represents the administrative layer in between the national government and the... Map of the Netherlands, with provinces and capital cities Population figures are 2004 estimates. ... Large flag of the Netherlands. ... Drenthe is a province of the Netherlands, located in the north-east of the country. ... Flevoland is a province of the Netherlands. ... Capital Arnhem Queens Commissioner Jan Kamminga Area - Total - % water 2nd 5137 km² ?% Population - Total (2004) - Density 4th 1,966,929 379/km² Anthem Ons Gelderland Gelderland (English also Guelders) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country. ... Groningen is the northeast province of the Netherlands with a typical dialect (Gronings) with regional nuances. ... Limburg is the southern-most of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands, located in the south-east of the country. ... North Brabant (Dutch: Noord-Brabant) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the south of the country, bordered by Belgium in the south, the Meuse River (Maas) in the north, Limburg in the east and Zeeland in the west. ... North Holland: (Dutch: Noord-Holland) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the northwest part of the country. ... Overijssel is a province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country. ... This article is about the province of the Netherlands. ... Utrecht is the smallest province of the Netherlands, and is located in the center of the country. ... For the U.S. towns of the same name see Zeeland, Michigan and Zeeland, North Dakota respectively. ...

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