Friesland

Friesland, also traditionally referred to as Frisia, is a province of the Netherlands located inside the northern a part of the country. It is situated west of Groningen, northwest of Drenthe and Overijssel, north of Flevoland, northeast of North Holland, and south of the Wadden Sea. In 2015, the province had a populace of 646,092 and a complete area of 5,one hundred km2. The capital and seat of the provincial authorities is the metropolis of Leeuwarden, a town with 91,817 population. Since 2017, Arno Brok is the King's Commissioner in the province. A coalition of the Labour Party, the Christian Democratic Appeal, and the Frisian National Party forms the govt department.

The province is split into 18 municipalities. The area of the province become once a part of the historic, large vicinity of Frisia. The reputable languages of Friesland are West Frisian and Dutch. In 1996 the States of Friesland resolved that the reliable name of the province need to comply with the West Frisian spelling in preference to the Dutch spelling, resulting in "Friesland" being changed with the aid of "Fryslân". In 2004 the Dutch government showed this decision, putting in vicinity a three-yr scheme to oversee the name alternate and associated cultural programme.