Frisia
Cross-border cultural region in Northern Europe / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the cross-border cultural region. For other uses, see Frisia (disambiguation) and Friesland (disambiguation).
Frisia[lower-alpha 1] is a cross-border cultural region in Northwestern Europe. Stretching along the Wadden Sea, it encompasses the north of the Netherlands and parts of northwestern Germany. Wider definitions of ‘Frisia’ may include the island of Rem and the other Danish Wadden Sea Islands. The region is traditionally inhabited by the Frisians, a West Germanic ethnic group.
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Frisia | |
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Largest city | Leeuwarden |
Regional languages | |
Dialects | |
Demonym(s) | Frisian |
Integrated parts of Germany and the Netherlands with varying degrees of autonomy | |
Area | |
• Narrow sense | 9,378.7 km2 (3,621.1 sq mi) |
• Broad sense | 13,482.7 km2 (5,205.7 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Narrow sense | 1,475,380 (in 2,020) |
• Broad sense | 2,678,792 (in 2,020) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
UTC+2 (CEST) |
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