Frisia
Frisia | |
|---|---|
Location of Frisia in the northern Netherlands and northwestern Germany | |
| 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 2020) |
• Broad sense | 2,678,792 (in 2020) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| UTC+2 (CEST) | |
Frisia (/ˈfrɪzɪə, ˈfriːʒə/) 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.