Friesland

Friesland or Frisia ( pronunciation, West Frisian: Fryslân, Dutch: Friesland ) is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the ancient, larger region of Frisia.

Friesland has 646,000 inhabitants (2010) and its capital is Leeuwarden (West Frisian: Ljouwert), with 91,817 inhabitants, in the centre of the province.

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