West Friesland

West Friesland, also known as West Frisia, is a cultural region located in the northwest of the Netherlands, in the province of .
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  • Type: Region
  • Description: region in North Holland, Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Frisia Uccidentale”, “Friz ar C’hornôg”, “Väst-Friesland”, “Vest-Friesland”, “Vest-Fryslân”, “Wääst-Fräislound”, “West Frisia”, “West-Friezen”, “West-Fryslan”, “Западная Фризия”, and “ウェストフリースラント”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Wadway Theaterchurch and Station Wognum-Nibbixwoud.

Theater building
Photo: IJsbrand Heins, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a theater building.

Railway station
Photo: Mauritsvink, Public domain.
is a railway station.

Church
Photo: Dqfn13, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wadway and Wognum.

Hamlet
Photo: MartinStevens, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in the province of .

Village
Photo: Dolfy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a former municipality and a town in the , in the province of .

Hamlet
Photo: Dolfy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet.

West Friesland

Latitude
52.68736° or 52° 41′ 15″ north
Longitude
4.99827° or 4° 59′ 54″ east
Elevation
-2 metres (-7 feet)
Open location code
9F46MXPX+W8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 14112094025
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­region
Geo­Names ID
2744658
Wiki­data ID
Q1464033
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“West Friesland” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “غرب فريزلند”
  • Breton: “West-Friesland”
  • Catalan: “Frísia Occidental”
  • Chinese: “西弗里斯兰”
  • Chinese: “西弗里斯蘭”
  • Corsican: “Frisia Occidentale”
  • Danish: “Vestfriesland”
  • Dutch: “West Friesland”
  • Dutch: “West-Friesland”
  • Dutch: “Westfriesland”
  • Esperanto: “Okcidenta Frislando”
  • Finnish: “Länsi-Friesland”
  • French: “Frise-Occidentale”
  • German: “West-Friesland”
  • German: “Westfriesland”
  • Italian: “Frisia Occidentale”
  • Japanese: “西フリースラント”
  • Limburgan: “Wèsfrieslandj”
  • Low German: “Westfreesland”
  • Macedonian: “Западна Фризија”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “West-Friesland”
  • Russian: “Западная Фрисландия”
  • Saterfriesisch: “West-Fryslân”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Zapadna Frizija”
  • Slovenian: “Zahodna Frizija (regija)”
  • Slovenian: “Zahodna Frizija”
  • Spanish: “Frisia Occidental”
  • Swedish: “Västfriesland”
  • Ukrainian: “Західна Фрисландія”
  • Urdu: “ویسٹ فریز لینڈ (خطہ)”
  • Urdu: “ویسٹ فریز لینڈ”
  • Venetian: “Frisia Osidentałe”
  • Western Frisian: “West-Fryslân”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Noordermeer and Benningbroek.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Tennisvereniging Wognum and De Bloesem.

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Worth a closer look: Amsterdam and Haarlem.

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