Friesland in a sentence

It was not until 1960 that Dutch began to dominate Frisian in Friesland; with many non-Frisian immigrants into Friesland, the language gradually began to diminish, and only survives now due to the constant effort of scholars and organisations.

Earlier this month, badgers also burrowed under tracks near the northern village of Molkwerum in Friesland province, knocking a line out of service until next month while workers seek permission to shift the animals.

Since 2018, Groningen has seen a 12% annual growth in the number of startups, followed by Friesland at 8%, and Drenthe at 4%.

Homes in the higher segment, such as houses on the water in Friesland and Zeeland that cost around 500 thousand euros, are selling well.

The first peewit egg of the year was found in the Friesland village of Vegelinsoord on Thursday.

Last month teachers in Groningen, Friesland and Drenthe laid down their work.

After Napoleon was defeated in 1813, the department became part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands as the province of Friesland.

Anthropometry Since the late Middle Ages, Friesland has been renowned for the exceptional height of its inhabitants, who were deemed among the tallest groups of Indo-Europeans.

A press conference was held at 09:30 CET and the committee was due to meet again on 8 February. citation At the press conference, it was stated that in north Friesland the ice conditions were suitable to hold the race.

At its peak almost all of the current province Friesland was under the influence and control of Groningen.

But this arrangement did not restore peace in Friesland, which remained a source of trouble to Saxony.

During this period an area known as West Friesland (now part of North Holland) was conquered and integrated into Holland.

During this period West Friesland was incorporated.

For centuries afterwards Holland would be officially called "Holland and West Friesland".

He died 12 September 1500, and was succeeded in his German territories by George as the head of the Albertine line, while George's brother Heinrich became hereditary governor of Friesland.

History Competitors of the first (1909) Elfstedentocht There has been mention of skaters visiting all eleven cities of Friesland on one day since 1760.

In February 2012, Friesland hotels were fully booked and expecting between 1.5 and 2 million visitors in expectation of a tour before it was announced, as the weather seemed suitable.

In some cases even force was used (as in Friesland and Groningen ) Schama, p. 243 to overcome this opposition.

In terms of area, Friesland is the largest province with a total area of 5,749km².

It is bordered by Overijssel to the south, Friesland to the west, Groningen to the north, and Germany (districts of Emsland and Bentheim ) to the east.