Place details
Place nameFriesland
Other namesVriesland
CountryNederland
Latitude53.05
Longitude5.75
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Extends inland from IJsselmeer & the North Sea, drained by vast system of canals & lakes; part of ancient region of Friesland, homeland of Frisians, known to the Romans; ruled by counts of Holland, dukes of Burgundy & then by Hapsburgs (from 1523).