Friesland
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Summary
Friesland is a province of the Netherlands[1]. Friesland ranks in the top 8% of province of the netherlands entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,610 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Netherlands[3]
- Country: Netherlands[4]
- Head of government: Arno Brok[5]
- Continent: Europe[6]
- Capital: Leeuwarden[7]
- Official language: Dutch[8], West Frisian[9]
- Shares border with: North Holland[10], Groningen[11], Drenthe[12], Flevoland[13], Overijssel[14]
- Anthem: De Alde Friezen[15]
- Named after: Frisia[16]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Achtkarspelen[17], Ameland[18], Dantumadiel[19], Harlingen[20], Heerenveen[21], Leeuwarden[22], Ooststellingwerf[23], Opsterland[24], Súdwest-Fryslân[25], Schiermonnikoog[26], Smallingerland[27], Terschelling[28], Tytsjerksteradiel[29], Vlieland[30]
- Flag: flag of Friesland[31]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Friesland[32]
- Commons category: Friesland[33]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[34], UTC+02:00[35]
- Archives at: Tresoar[36]
- Inception: 1814[37]
- Highest point: Vuurboetsduin[38]
- Official website: https://www.fryslan.frl/[39]
- IPA transcription: ˈfrislɑnt[40]
- Topic's main category: Category:Friesland[41]
- Population: 646,317[42], 647,784[43], 649,944[44], 651,459[45]
- Office held by head of government: King's Commissioner of Friesland[46]
- Phone number: +31 58-292 59 25[47]
- Described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[48], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[49], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[50], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[51], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[52]
- Topic has template: Template:Friesland Province[53]
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Identity
Friesland's official name is recorded as Fryslân[54].
Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Friesland include Frisian-rules draughts[55], a type of sport[56]; Ny-Friesland[57], an area[58], in Norway[59]; and Frieschepalen[60], a village[61], in Netherlands[62].
Why It Matters
Friesland has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] Friesland is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]
Entities named for Friesland include Frisian-rules draughts[55], a type of sport[56]; Ny-Friesland[57], an area[58], in Norway[59]; and Frieschepalen[60], a village[61], in Netherlands[62].