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In 2007, West Frisian is the native language of 54.3% of the inhabitants of the province of Friesland, followed by Dutch with 34.7%, and speakers of other regional languages, most of these restricted to Friesland, with 9.7%, and in the end other foreign languages with 1.4%. Frisian speakers are traditionally underrepresented in urban areas, and ...
Statue of Pier Gerlofs Donia, the Frisian folk hero and freedom fighter. Frisia is a small region in the north of the modern day country known as the Netherlands.In the Iron Age, the ancestors of the modern Frisians first migrated south out of modern day Scandinavia to the south west where they began to settle along the coast.
An art, culture and history museum. [27] The building (2013) was designed by Hubert-Jan Henket. Fries Verzetsmuseum, a museum that documents the impact of World War II on Friesland. [28] The museum is part of the Fries Museum. Princessehof Ceramics Museum, [29] a ceramics museum.
Pages in category "History of Friesland" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Admiralty of ...
The Frisian Islands, along with the mainland coast in the German Bight, form the region of Frisia (German and Dutch: Friesland), homeland of the Frisian people. Generally, the term Frisian Islands is used for the islands where Frisian is spoken and the population is ethnically Frisian.
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During the late 19th and early 20th century, "Frisian freedom" became the slogan of a regionalist movement in Friesland, demanding equal rights for the Frisian language and culture within the Netherlands. The West Frisian language and its urban dialects are spoken by the majority of the inhabitants.
Schiermonnikoog (Dutch: [ˌsxiːrmɔnəkˈoːx] ⓘ; West Frisian: Skiermûntseach [ˌskiəmuːnˈtsɪəχ] ⓘ) is an island, a municipality and national park in the Northern Netherlands. Schiermonnikoog is one of the West Frisian Islands, and is part of the province of Friesland. It is situated between the islands of Ameland and Rottumerplaat.