{"id":532,"date":"2020-05-02T00:18:43","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T22:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurominority.eu\/?page_id=532"},"modified":"2020-05-16T23:05:38","modified_gmt":"2020-05-16T21:05:38","slug":"frisia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eurominority.eu\/index.php\/en\/frisia\/","title":{"rendered":"Frisia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Frisia, nostalgic people of the North Sea<\/h2>
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Part of Germany and the Netherlands, the Frisians are rich in their differences. Three regions are distinguished: the west, the east and the north. They speak three different languages with a common root: the Anglo-Frisian group. <\/p>

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Since the 11th century, the lily has represented Frisia. At the end of the 18th century the Fris\u00adians created the flag of lilies, adopted officially by the province of Frysl\u00e2n in 1958. In 2007, the Groep fan Auwerk<\/em> proposed a flag to the Inter-Frisian Council that represents the whole of the Frisian regions: the lily for the west and different colours for the east and north. As this flag has not been officially adopted, a contest is currently being launched to provide the Frisians with a unified flag. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>

Frisia is\nsituated in an area that stretches from the River Ijssel to the German-Danish\nborder. Between these two points, the Frisians inhabit a 60 km strip\nbordering the coast. Frisia is mentioned in Roman times by the historian\nTacite, under the name of Frisii<\/em>. In the 6th and 7th centuries, the\nFrankish chronicles also mention the kingdom of the Frisions. King Aldegisi was\nthe first acknowledged king. His successor, Redbad, a pagan king, defeated\nCharles Martel at the Battle of Cologne. Around the year 700, the Frisian\nterritory stretched from Bruges (Belgium) to the Weser in Germany. After 1500,\nFrisia, conquered by other states, was divided up and though the language\ndisappeared from these regions, the feeling of belonging to Frisia remained\nstrong there.<\/p>

Today,\nLjouwert with its 95,000 inhabitants is the biggest city in Friesland. In\nFriesland (Frysl\u00e2n), there are 350,000 natives of Frisian, in east Frisia,\nthere are 2,000 people who speak the language in Saterland (east Frisian) and\nin north Frisia (Nordfriiskl\u00f6n), 10,000 speakers. The Frisian vocabulary\npermeated by Low German is spoken there. In the province of Groningen, the\nlanguage used is very close to western Friesland. But the feeling of being\nFrisian is not very strong among the people of Groningen. <\/p>

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Identity card <\/h3>
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Name <\/em> <\/td>Frysl\u00e2n <\/strong>| Western Frisian <\/em>
Fraschl\u00f6nj <\/strong>| Northern Frisian<\/em>
Friislon <\/strong>| Northern Frisian<\/em>
Friisklun <\/strong>| Northern Frisian<\/em>
Fr\u00e4islound <\/strong>| Saterlandic <\/em>
Freesland <\/em><\/strong>| Low Saxon\/Low German <\/em>
Friesland <\/em><\/strong>| German, Dutch<\/em>
Frisland <\/em><\/strong>| Danish<\/em>
(Frisia)<\/td><\/tr>
Population <\/em><\/td>2,300,000 inhab. <\/strong>(including 649,944 in Province Frysl\u00e2n and 165,507 in Kreis Nordfriesland) (2020 & 2018)<\/td><\/tr>
Area<\/em> <\/td>14,000 km\u00b2 <\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Languages <\/em> <\/td>Frysk <\/strong>| Western Frisian <\/em>
Frasch <\/strong>| Northern Frisian<\/em> (Mooringer Frasch written standard)
Seeltersk\/Fr\u00e4isk<\/strong> | Saterlandic <\/em>
Nedersaksisch\/Plaatd\u00fc\u00fctsch<\/em><\/strong> | Low Saxon\/Low German <\/em>
Deutsch <\/em><\/strong>| German<\/em>
Nederlands <\/em><\/strong>| Dutch<\/em>
Dansk <\/em><\/strong>| Danish<\/em><\/td><\/tr>

Number of native speakers<\/em> <\/td>		600,000<\/strong> | Western Frisian<\/em> (2004)
10,000 <\/strong> | Northern Frisian<\/em> (2011)
1,500 to 2,250<\/strong> | Saterlandic <\/em> (2001)<\/td><\/tr>
State of guardianship<\/em> <\/td>Germany, Netherlands<\/strong> <\/td><\/tr>
Official status<\/em> <\/td>Province in the Netherlands, Kreise in Germany<\/strong> <\/td><\/tr>
Capital<\/em><\/td>Ljouwert <\/strong>| Western Frisian<\/em>
Leeuwarden <\/em><\/strong>| Dutch<\/em>
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H\u00fcsem <\/strong>| Northern Frisian<\/em>
Husum <\/em><\/strong>| German<\/em>
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Auerk <\/strong>| Saterlandic<\/em>
Aurich <\/em><\/strong>| German<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Historic religion<\/em> <\/td> Protestant<\/strong> <\/td><\/tr>
Flag<\/em> <\/td>Ynterfryske Flagge<\/strong> | Western Frisian<\/em>
(Interfrisian flag) <\/td><\/tr>
Anthem<\/em> <\/td>De \u00e2lde Friezen<\/strong> | Western Frisian<\/em>
(The Old Frisians) <\/td><\/tr>
Motto<\/em> <\/td> None <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>
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Timeline <\/h3>
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