Nordfriesland

Nordfriesland, also known as North Frisia, is the northernmost district of Germany, part of the state of . It includes almost all of traditional North Frisia, as well as adjacent parts of the Schleswig Geest to the east and to the south, and is bounded by the districts of and , the and the county of South Jutland.
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  • Type: Locality with 166,000 residents
  • Description: district in Schleswig-Holstein state, Germany
  • Also known as: “Frise-du-Nord”, “Nordfriesland (district)”, “Nordfriesland district”, “Nordfrieslandi kreis”, “North Frisia”, “Northern Friesland”, “Okrožje Nordfriesland”, “Okrožje Severna Frizija”, “Pohjois-Friesland”, “Severna Frizija”, “Zemský okres Nordfriesland”, and “北フリージア諸島”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Schloss vor Husum and Husum Water Tower.

Museum
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The is a palace outside of …

Scenic viewpoint
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is a scenic viewpoint.

Church
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Husum and Hattstedt.

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is a city by the coast of the German…

Village
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is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in , . is situated 4 km northwest of Nordfriesland.

Village
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is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in , Germany. is situated 3½ km north of Nordfriesland.

Nordfriesland

Latitude
54.4952° or 54° 29′ 43″ north
Longitude
9.0637° or 9° 3′ 49″ east
Population
166,000
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
9F6FF3W7+3F
Geo­Names ID
6620352
Wiki­data ID
Q2937
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In Other Languages

From Aragonese to Western Panjabi—“Nordfriesland” goes by many names.
  • Aragonese: “Districto de Frisia Septentrional”
  • Basque: “Nordfriesland barrutia”
  • Belarusian: “Паўночная Фрысландыя”
  • Belarusian: “Паўночная Фрысляндыя”
  • Bulgarian: “Северна Фризия”
  • Catalan: “Districte de Nordfriesland”
  • Cebuano: “Kreis Nordfriesland”
  • Chinese: “北弗里斯兰县”
  • Chinese: “北菲士蘭郡”
  • Croatian: “Sjeverna Frizija”
  • Czech: “Zemský okres Severní Frísko”
  • Danish: “Kreis Nordfriesland”
  • Danish: “Kreis Nordfrisland”
  • Dutch: “Kreis Noord-Friesland”
  • Dutch: “Kreis Nordfriesland”
  • Esperanto: “Distrikto Norda Frislando”
  • Estonian: “Põhja-Friisimaa kreis”
  • Finnish: “Nordfriesland”
  • Finnish: “Pohjois-Friisinmaa”
  • French: “arrondissement de Frise-du-Nord”
  • French: “Arrondissement de Frise-du-Nord”
  • Galician: “distrito de Nordfriesland”
  • Georgian: “ჩრდილოეთ ფრიზიის რაიონი”
  • German: “Kreis Nordfriesland”
  • Gilaki: “نؤردفرایسلند”
  • Gilaki: “نوردفرایسلند”
  • Greek: “Νορτφρίσλαντ”
  • Hebrew: “מחוז נורדפריזלנד”
  • Hungarian: “Északi Frízföld járás”
  • Hungarian: “Nordfriesland”
  • Indonesian: “Nordfriesland”
  • Interlingue: “Subdistrict Nordfriesland”
  • Italian: “circondario della Frisia Settentrionale”
  • Italian: “Circondario della Frisia Settentrionale”
  • Italian: “Frisia Settentrionale”
  • Japanese: “ノルトフリースラント郡”
  • Kazakh: “Солтүстік Фрисландия”
  • Korean: “노르트프리슬란트군”
  • Kurdish: “Nordfriesland”
  • Ladin: “Kreis Nordfriesland”
  • Low German: “Krais Noordfraislaand”
  • Low German: “Kreis Noordfreesland”
  • Low German: “Noordfraislaand”
  • Macedonian: “Северна Фризија”
  • Malay: “Nordfriesland”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Nordfriesland Kūn”
  • Northern Frisian: “Kreis Nuurdfresklun”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kreis Nordfriesland”
  • Norwegian: “Kreis Nordfriesland”
  • Persian: “نوردفرایسلند”
  • Polish: “Powiat Nordfriesland”
  • Portuguese: “Frísia do Norte”
  • Portuguese: “Nordfriesland”
  • Romanian: “Frislanda de Nord”
  • Romanian: “Nordfriesland”
  • Russian: “Северная Фрисландия”
  • Saterfriesisch: “Kring Nordfriesland”
  • Slovenian: “Kreis Nordfriesland”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de Frisia Septentrional”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de Nordfriesland”
  • Swedish: “Kreis Nordfriesland”
  • Tamil: “நார்டுபிரைஸ்லாந்து”
  • Tatar: “Төньяк Фрисландия”
  • Turkish: “Kreis Nordfriesland”
  • Turkish: “Kuzey Frizye”
  • Ukrainian: “Північна Фризія”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Wokrjes Sewjerna Friziska”
  • Urdu: “نورڈفریسلینڈ (ضلع)”
  • Urdu: “نورڈفریسلینڈ”
  • Uzbek: “Nordfriesland”
  • Vietnamese: “Nordfriesland”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Nordfriesland”
  • Western Frisian: “Noard-Fryslân”
  • Western Frisian: “Noardfryslân”
  • Western Panjabi: “نارڈفریزلینڈ”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Nordfriesland”.

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Nordhusum and Schauendahl.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Bahnhof Nord and Porrenkoog.

Schleswig-Holstein: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Kiel and Lübeck.

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