Frisland [3] ( Frisia [4] [5] [6] [7] , niderl. Friesland ; C-Frize. Fryslân ) is a province in the north of the Netherlands . The capital and largest city is Leeuwarden . Population 646,862 people (January 1, 2013) [1] , 8th place among the provinces.
| Provinces | |||||
| Friesland | |||||
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| Z.-Frieze. Provinsje Fryslân the nether Provincie Friesland | |||||
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| De âlde Friezen | |||||
| A country | |||||
| Adm Centre | Leeuwarden | ||||
| Royal commissioner | |||||
| History and geography | |||||
| Square | total 5748.74 km² land 3341.70 km² (1st place ) | ||||
| Timezone | UTC +1 | ||||
| The largest city | Leeuwarden | ||||
| Population | |||||
| Population | 646 862 [1] people ( 2013 ) ( 8th place ) | ||||
| Density | 112.52 people / km² (12th place) | ||||
| Denominations | Protestants (39%) Catholics (8%) | ||||
| official languages | Dutch West Frisian | ||||
| Digital identifiers | |||||
| ISO 3166-2 code | NL-FR | ||||
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![Coat of arms [d]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Friesland_wapen.svg/90px-Friesland_wapen.svg.png)
Content
Geography
Most of Friesland is located on the mainland, in addition, the province includes a number of West Frisian islands , including Vlieland , Terskhelling , Ameland and Schirmonnikoog , which are connected to the mainland by ferry.
Friesland, including the waters (see the map in the information card of the administrative unit), is the largest Dutch province - 5748.74 km²; This is the third largest province in terms of land area - 3,341.70 km².
The highest point is located at an altitude of 45 m above sea level on the island of Vlieland.
The province has four national parks:
- Ornithological park Schiermonnikog on the island of the same name
- De-Alde-Feanen in the center of the province
- Lauversmeer on the border with the province of Groningen ,
- Drents-Frisse Wold on the border with the province of Drenthe .
Major Cities
| No | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| one | Leeuwarden | 96,578 |
| 2 | Drachten | 44,598 |
| 3 | Snack | 33 401 |
| four | Heerenveen | 28,497 |
| five | Harlingen | 15,729 |
| 6 | Dokkum | 13 145 |
| 7 | Franeker | 12,995 |
| eight | Yaure | 12 902 |
| 9 | Volvega | 12,738 |
| ten | Lemmer | 10 220 |
See also
- Friesland (historical area)
- Frisian Islands
- Friezes
- West African
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Bevolking; geslacht, leeftijd, burgerlijke staat en regio, 1 januari (nid.) . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (April 15, 2013). The appeal date is October 10, 2013.
- ↑ archINFORM - 1994.
- ↑ Friesland // Dictionary of geographical names of foreign countries / resp. ed. A.M. Komkov . - 3rd ed., Pererab. and add. - M .: Nedra , 1986. - P. 398.
- ↑ Brandt Hanno. Frisians // Ethnic Groups of Europe: An Encyclopedia / Editor: Jeffrey E. Cole. - Santa Barbara, California , 2011. - P. 150. - ISBN 978-1-59884-302-6 .
- ↑ Friesland or Frisia // Site "Travel and Tourism Umeda.ru" {{v | 19 | 10 | 2013}} (Not available link) . The date of circulation is October 26, 2013. Archived October 20, 2013.
- ↑ Emil Peak. Happy birthday, Margareta Zelle from the country of Frisia // Hai Wei website (h.ua), August 7, 2009.
- ↑ Joachim Radkau. Nature and power. World history of the environment . - Liters, 2017-05-20. - 736 s. - ISBN 9785457818712 .
Links
- friesland.nl - the official website of Friesland
- Friesland (province in the Netherlands) // Great Soviet Encyclopedia : [in 30 t.] / Ch. ed. A. M. Prokhorov . - 3rd ed. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978.
- Ancient History of Friesland
- Fryslân // Index van Nederlandse Gemeenten per Provincie // Sdu Uitgevers website (www.sdu.nl). Last updated Jan. 10, 2006. (Map of the provinces with a division into municipalities and transitions to the data pages for each municipality)
- http://www.afuk.nl
- http://www.fryske-akademy.nl
- http://www.fryskebeweging.nl