Friesland

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 (1,126 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Friesland is located in Netherlands^[3].
• Friesland is in the country of Netherlands^[4].
• Friesland's head of government is recorded as Arno Brok^[5].
• Friesland's image is recorded as Friesland montage image.jpg^[6].
• Friesland's continent is recorded as Europe^[7].
• Friesland's instance of is recorded as province of the Netherlands^[8].
• Friesland's capital is recorded as Leeuwarden^[9].
• Friesland's official language is recorded as Dutch^[10].
• Friesland's official language is recorded as West Frisian^[11].
• Friesland's flag image is recorded as Frisian flag.svg^[12].
• Friesland's shares border with is recorded as North Holland^[13].
• Friesland's shares border with is recorded as Groningen^[14].
• Friesland's shares border with is recorded as Drenthe^[15].
• Friesland's shares border with is recorded as Flevoland^[16].
• Friesland's shares border with is recorded as Overijssel^[17].
• Friesland's anthem is recorded as De Alde Friezen^[18].
• Friesland's coat of arms image is recorded as Friesland wapen.svg^[19].
• Frisia is named after Friesland^[20].
• Friesland's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Achtkarspelen^[21].
• Friesland's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Q208259^[22].
• Friesland's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Dantumadiel^[23].
• Friesland's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Harlingen^[24].
• Friesland's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Heerenveen^[25].
• Friesland's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Leeuwarden^[26].
• Friesland's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ooststellingwerf^[27].

Body

Founding

+1814-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Friesland^[28].

Identity

Friesland's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fy', 'text': 'Fryslân'}^[29].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Friesland include Ny-Friesland^[30], an area^[31], in Norway^[32]; Frisian-rules draughts^[33], a type of sport^[34]; and Frieschepalen^[35], a village^[36], in Netherlands^[37].

Why It Matters

Friesland ranks in the top 8% of province_of_the_netherlands entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,126 views/month).^[2] Friesland has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] Friesland is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for Friesland include Ny-Friesland^[30], an area^[31], in Norway^[32]; Frisian-rules draughts^[33], a type of sport^[34]; and Frieschepalen^[35], a village^[36], in Netherlands^[37].