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North Frisia or Northern Friesland is the northernmost portion of Frisia
Frisia

Frisia is a coastal region along the southeastern corner of the North Sea, i.e. the German Bight. Frisia is the traditional homeland of the Frisians, a Germanic people who speak Frisian languages, a language group closely related to the English language....
, located primarily in Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 between the rivers Eider
Eider River

The Eider is the longest river of the Germany States of Germany of Schleswig-Holstein. The river starts near Bordesholm and reaches the southwestern outskirts of Kiel on the shores of the Baltic Sea, but flows to the west, ending in the North Sea....
 and Wiedau/Vidå
Vidå

The Vid? is a river in Jutland, Denmark. The river starts east of T?nder and flows to the west, ending in the North Sea. The Vid? is in parts border between Denmark and Germany ....
. It includes a number of islands, e.g. Sylt
Sylt

Sylt is an island in northern Germany, part of Nordfriesland district, Schleswig-Holstein and well known for the distinct shape of its shoreline....
, Föhr
Föhr

F?hr is one of the North Frisian Islands on the Germany coast of the North Sea. It is part of the Nordfriesland district in the States of Germany of Schleswig-Holstein....
, Amrum
Amrum

Amrum is one of the North Frisian Islands on the Germany North Sea coast, south of Sylt and west of F?hr. It is part of the Nordfriesland district in the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein....
, Nordstrand
Nordstrand, Germany

Nordstrand is a peninsula and former island in North Frisia on the North Sea coast of Germany. It is part of the Nordfriesland district in the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein....
, and Heligoland
Heligoland

Heligoland is a small Germany archipelago in the North Sea.Formerly Denmark and British Empire possessions, the islands are located in the Heligoland Bight in the southeastern corner of the North Sea....
.

History
Until 1864, North Frisia was a part of the Danish Duchy of Schleswig
Schleswig

Schleswig or South Jutland is a region covering the area about 60 km north and 70 km south of the border between Germany and Denmark. The region is also known archaically in English language as Sleswick....
 (South Jutland). It is now part of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein

Schleswig-Holstein is the Northern Germany of the sixteen States of Germany of Germany. Its capital city is Kiel, other notable cities are L?beck and Flensburg....
 with all of North Frisia except for Heligoland contained within the district
Districts of Germany

German districts are administrative units used in Germany and the former state of Prussia. The districts are at an intermediate level of administration between the and the local / municipal levels ....
 of Nordfriesland
Nordfriesland

Nordfriesland, English "Northern Friesland" or "North Frisia", is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It includes almost all of traditional North Frisia along with adjacent areas to the east and south and is bounded by the districts of Schleswig-Flensburg and Dithmarschen, the North Sea and the Denmark county of South Jutland....
.






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North Frisia or Northern Friesland is the northernmost portion of Frisia
Frisia

Frisia is a coastal region along the southeastern corner of the North Sea, i.e. the German Bight. Frisia is the traditional homeland of the Frisians, a Germanic people who speak Frisian languages, a language group closely related to the English language....
, located primarily in Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 between the rivers Eider
Eider River

The Eider is the longest river of the Germany States of Germany of Schleswig-Holstein. The river starts near Bordesholm and reaches the southwestern outskirts of Kiel on the shores of the Baltic Sea, but flows to the west, ending in the North Sea....
 and Wiedau/Vidå
Vidå

The Vid? is a river in Jutland, Denmark. The river starts east of T?nder and flows to the west, ending in the North Sea. The Vid? is in parts border between Denmark and Germany ....
. It includes a number of islands, e.g. Sylt
Sylt

Sylt is an island in northern Germany, part of Nordfriesland district, Schleswig-Holstein and well known for the distinct shape of its shoreline....
, Föhr
Föhr

F?hr is one of the North Frisian Islands on the Germany coast of the North Sea. It is part of the Nordfriesland district in the States of Germany of Schleswig-Holstein....
, Amrum
Amrum

Amrum is one of the North Frisian Islands on the Germany North Sea coast, south of Sylt and west of F?hr. It is part of the Nordfriesland district in the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein....
, Nordstrand
Nordstrand, Germany

Nordstrand is a peninsula and former island in North Frisia on the North Sea coast of Germany. It is part of the Nordfriesland district in the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein....
, and Heligoland
Heligoland

Heligoland is a small Germany archipelago in the North Sea.Formerly Denmark and British Empire possessions, the islands are located in the Heligoland Bight in the southeastern corner of the North Sea....
.

History


Until 1864, North Frisia was a part of the Danish Duchy of Schleswig
Schleswig

Schleswig or South Jutland is a region covering the area about 60 km north and 70 km south of the border between Germany and Denmark. The region is also known archaically in English language as Sleswick....
 (South Jutland). It is now part of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein

Schleswig-Holstein is the Northern Germany of the sixteen States of Germany of Germany. Its capital city is Kiel, other notable cities are L?beck and Flensburg....
 with all of North Frisia except for Heligoland contained within the district
Districts of Germany

German districts are administrative units used in Germany and the former state of Prussia. The districts are at an intermediate level of administration between the and the local / municipal levels ....
 of Nordfriesland
Nordfriesland

Nordfriesland, English "Northern Friesland" or "North Frisia", is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It includes almost all of traditional North Frisia along with adjacent areas to the east and south and is bounded by the districts of Schleswig-Flensburg and Dithmarschen, the North Sea and the Denmark county of South Jutland....
. The district extends beyond the traditional area of North Frisia to the south and east.

Languages and names

In addition to standard German
German language

German is a West Germanic languages, thus related to and classified alongside English language and Dutch language. It is one of the world's world language and the most widely spoken mother tongue in the European Union....
, North Frisia has speakers of Low German
Low German

Low German or Low Saxon is any of the regional language varieties of the West Germanic languages spoken mainly in northern Germany and the eastern part of the Netherlands....
, the various dialects of the North Frisian language
North Frisian language

North Frisian is a minority language of Germany, spoken by about 10,000 people in North Frisia. There are two main dialectal divisions: those of the mainland and the insular dialects....
, and Danish
Danish language

Danish is one of the North Germanic languages , a sub-group of the Germanic languages branch of the Indo-European languages. It is spoken by around 6 million people, mainly in Denmark; the language is also used by the 50,000 Danes in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein in Germany where it holds the status of minority language....
, including South Jutlandic.

North Frisia is called Nordfriesland in German and Noordfreesland in Low German. In the various North Frisian dialects, it is called Nordfraschlönj in Mooring
Mooring (North Frisian dialect)

Mooring or B?kingharde Frisian is a dialect of the North Frisian language spoken in Nieb?ll and the Amt of B?kingharde in the Germany region of North Frisia....
, Noordfreeskluin in Wiedingharde Frisian
Wiedingharde Frisian

Wiedingharde Frisian is a dialect of the North Frisian language spoken in the German Amt of Wiedingharde south of the border to Denmark in North Frisia ....
, Nuurdfriislön’ in Söl'ring
Söl'ring

S?l'ring is the dialect of the North Frisian language spoken on the island of Sylt in the Germany region of North Frisia. S?l'ring refers to the S?l'ring Frisian word for Sylt, S?l....
, Nuurdfresklun or Nuardfresklun in Fering
Fering

Fering is the dialect of North Frisian spoken on the island of F?hr in the Germany region of North Frisia. Fering refers to the Fering Frisian name of F?hr, Feer....
, and Nöördfreesklöön in Halligen Frisian
Halligen Frisian

Halligen Frisian is the dialect of the North Frisian language spoken on the Halligen islands, primarily Langene? and Hooge , in the Germany region of North Frisia....
. The region is called Nordfrisland in Danish.

See also

  • Nordfriesland
    Nordfriesland

    Nordfriesland, English "Northern Friesland" or "North Frisia", is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It includes almost all of traditional North Frisia along with adjacent areas to the east and south and is bounded by the districts of Schleswig-Flensburg and Dithmarschen, the North Sea and the Denmark county of South Jutland....
  • Frisia
    Frisia

    Frisia is a coastal region along the southeastern corner of the North Sea, i.e. the German Bight. Frisia is the traditional homeland of the Frisians, a Germanic people who speak Frisian languages, a language group closely related to the English language....
  • North Frisian language
    North Frisian language

    North Frisian is a minority language of Germany, spoken by about 10,000 people in North Frisia. There are two main dialectal divisions: those of the mainland and the insular dialects....