| Friesland | |
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Coat of arms and flag   | |
| State | Netherlands |
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| Capital | Leeuwarden |
| Surface | 5 748.74 km² |
| Inhabitants | 647 696 (2011) |
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| Institutional website | |
Friesland (Friesland) is is a province of north gods Netherlands.
To know
Its territory is characterized by a long sandy coast surrounded by a cordon of equally sandy islands that respond to the names of Vlieland, Terschelling is Schiermonnikoog.
Territories and tourist destinations
Friesland: full screen map.Urban centers
- Leeuwarden (Ljouwert) - Capital of the province of Friesland, Leeuwarden it is famous for being the birthplace of Mata Hari.
- Bolsward (Boalsert) - On artificial hills built since the first centuries after Christ to hold back the fury of the sea.
- Dokkum (Dokkum) - A medieval village still enclosed within the ancient walls, famous because in 754 St. Boniface was martyred there in his attempt to evangelize Friesland.
- Drachten - Second largest city in Friesland by population, Drachten is renowned for its museum, housed in a former Franciscan convent, for its church and for its large carillon from 1996 on which the famous verse of a poem by Harmen Wind is reproduced in Frisian : We were born from the earth, we got fire from the ground and water brought us well-being "
- Franeker (Frjentsjer) - Historic town of the Carolingians with one of the oldest planetariums in Europe.
- Harlingen (Harns) - Nice fishing port on the Waddenzee, Harlingen today it is a tourist center frequented by those who love sailing.
- Heerenveen (It Hearrenfean) - Municipality of the province of Friesland.
- Hindeloopen (Hylpen) - A small, charming village of just 800 souls, with a long seafaring tradition behind it, today much visited for its monuments and its folklore.
- IJlst (Drylts)
- Joure (De Jouwer)
- Lemmer (De Lemmer) - Tourist center where you can practice sailing and other water sports. It is located near the "Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal", a large pumping station inaugurated in 1920 and inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1998.
- Sloten (Sleat)
- Sneek (Snits) - Renowned for Sneekweek, a sailing competition.
- Stavoren (Starum)
- Wolvega (Wolvegea)
- Workum (Warkum)
