Friesland

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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 (Frysl�n 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.

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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

External links

Website of the province (http://www.friesland.nl/)
province map showing subdivision in municipalities, link for each municipality to basic data page (http://www.sdu.nl/staatscourant/gemeentes/gemprovin.htm#F)
Bus maps:
- Map (http://www.arriva.nl/lijnenkaart/lijnennetkaart%20NoordNederlandl-juni04.pdf) (pdf)
- Friesland (http://www.noordned.com/Images/Content/lijnenkaart.gif)
- northeast of the Netherlands (http://www.arriva.nl/lijnenkaart/pages/totaal.htm)

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