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This article is about the province Friesland in the Netherlands. For information on the region extending from the
Netherlands to Denmark, see Frisia. For the district of Friesland in the German state
of Lower Saxony, see Friesland (district). West Friesland is part of North Holland and not of the province of Friesland.
Friesland (Fryslân in Frisian; this is
the official name, which is also used in official Dutch language
publications) is a province in the north of the Netherlands; its capital city
is Leeuwarden (Ljouwert). The Frisian language is also spoken in a small part of Groningen, in the Saterland and in North Friesland.
Friesland is mainly an agrarian province. Tourism, mainly on the lakes and the
isles in the Wadden Sea, is an important source of income.
The province is also famous for its speed skaters, and also for the Elfstedentocht
(Eleven cities tour), an ice skating tour of 200 kilometers.
Cities
- Leeuwarden (Ljouwert)
- Sneek (Snits)
- IJlst (Drylts)
- Sloten (Sleat)
- Stavoren (Starum)
- Hindeloopen
(Hylpen)
- Workum (Warkum)
- Bolsward (Boalsert)
- Harlingen (Harns)
- Franeker (Frentsjer)
- Dokkum (Dokkum)
Major residences
- Heerenveen (It Hearrenfean)
- Drachten (mun. Smallingerland)
Municipalities
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