Friesch Dagblad
Encyclopedia
The Friesch Dagblad is a Dutch
daily newspaper
founded in 1903. It covers the region of Friesland
with news reports written from a protestant perspective. The main competitor is the Leeuwarder Courant
, and like that paper, the Friesch Dagblad publishes most of its content in Dutch
, with only about 5% of content in Frisian
.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
daily newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
founded in 1903. It covers the region of Friesland
Friesland
Friesland is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the ancient region of Frisia.Until the end of 1996, the province bore Friesland as its official name. In 1997 this Dutch name lost its official status to the Frisian Fryslân...
with news reports written from a protestant perspective. The main competitor is the Leeuwarder Courant
Leeuwarder Courant
The Leeuwarder Courant is the oldest daily newspaper in the Netherlands. Founded by Abraham Ferwerda, it first appeared in 1752. The Leeuwarder Courant was the first paper in the Dutch province Friesland and its capital Leeuwarden...
, and like that paper, the Friesch Dagblad publishes most of its content in Dutch
Dutch language
Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
, with only about 5% of content in Frisian
West Frisian language
West Frisian is a language spoken mostly in the province of Friesland in the north of the Netherlands. West Frisian is the name by which this language is usually known outside the Netherlands, to distinguish it from the closely related Frisian languages of Saterland Frisian and North Frisian,...
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External links
- www.frieschdagblad.nl Website Friesch Dagblad
- www.fd-extra.nl.nl Website of the webshop Friesch Dagblad