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South Holland North Holland Friesland Groningen Drenthe Flevoland Overijssel Guelders Utrecht Limburg North Brabant Zeeland (province)

Map: Province of Friesland in the NetherlandsAbout this image

Friesland (Fryslân in Frisian, Friesland in Dutch) is a province in the north of the Netherlands The capital of Friesland is Leeuwarden (Ljouwert in Frisian). People in Friesland speak Frisian and Dutch. The Frisian language is also spoken in a small part of Groningen (province), and in East Friesland and North Friesland in Germany. In North Holland there's a region called West Friesland, but Frisians do not live there.

Agriculture and tourism, on the lakes and the isles in the Wadden Sea, are important sources of income.

The province is also famous for its ice skaters, and also for the Elfstedentocht (Eleven cities tour), an ice skating tour of 200 kilometers. Pier Gerlofs Donia, was a giant from Friesland. He was 7,5 feet tall, and thats very big!

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Drenthe • Flevoland • Friesland • Guelders • Groningen • Limburg • North Brabant • North Holland • Overijssel • South Holland • Utrecht • Zeeland

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