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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). West Friesland is part of North Holland and not of the province of Friesland.
Friesland (Fryslân in Frisian; this 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 .
Friesland is mainly an agrarian province. Tourism, mainly on the lakes and the isles in the Wadden Sea, is an important source of income.
The province is also famous for its speed skaters, and also for the Elfstedentocht (Eleven cities tour), an ice skating tour of 200 kilometers.
1 Cities
- Leeuwarden (Ljouwert)
- SneekSneek ( Frisian Snits is a municipality and a city in Fryslan in the northern Netherlands. Population centres Loenga (59) Offingawier (173) Sneek (31,614) Ysbrechtum (665) (Population as of January 1, 2002) Sneek Sneek received city rights in 1456. Ysbrec (Snits)
- IJlst (Drylts)
- SlotenGaasterlan-Sleat ( Dutch name: Gaasterland-Sloten is a municipality in the northern Netherlands. Population centres Bakhuizen, Balk, Elahuizen, Harich, Kolderwolde, Mirns, Nijemirdum, Oudega, Oudemirdum, Rijs, Ruigahuizen, Sloten, Sondel and Wijckel. (Sleat)
- Stavoren (Starum)
- Hindeloopen (Hylpen)
- Workum (Warkum)
- BolswardBolsward is a municipality and a city in the northern Netherlands. Bolsward received city rights in 1331. External link Friesland. (Boalsert)
- Harlingen (Harns)
- Franeker (Frentsjer)
- Dokkum (Dokkum)
2 Major residences
- Heerenveen (It Hearrenfean)
- Drachten (mun. Smallingerland)
3 Municipalities
