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West Friesland
 
  West Friesland or Westfriesland can refer to the following:

  • The contemporary region of West Friesland
    West Friesland (region)

    West Friesland is a contemporary region in the northwestern Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.The region covers an area of about 800 km?, delineated by the Westfriese Omringdijk....
     in the province of North Holland
    North Holland

    North Holland is a Provinces of the Netherlands situated on the North Sea in the northwest part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is Haarlem and its largest city is Amsterdam....
     in the Netherlands.
  • The historical region of West Friesland
    West Friesland (historical region)

    West Friesland is a historical region in the northern part of the Netherlands. It was located in parts of what now is Noord-Holland and the Waddenzee....
     in the same province.
  • The same region as the State of West Friesland in the Dutch Republic
    Dutch Republic

    The Republic of the Seven United Netherlands was a European republic between 1581 and 1795, in about the same location as the modern Kingdom of the Netherlands, which is the successor state....
  • The co-operation region (samenwerkingsregio) of West Friesland in North Holland, Netherlands
  • Occasionally, the region where the West Frisian language
    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 of the Netherlands, to distinguish it from the closely related Frisian languages of Saterland Frisian language and North Frisian language, which are spoken in Germany...
     is spoken, i.e. mostly the Province of Friesland
    Friesland

    Friesland is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the bigger region known as Frisia. In order to distinguish it from the other Frisian regions, it is commonly specified as Westerlauwer Frisia, Westerlauwer Friesland, West Frisia or West Friesland....
     in the Netherlands