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Friesland, Netherlandsi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Friesland | Province |
| Netherlands | Country |
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Type:
Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Leeuwarden | 91,424 (2017) |
| Drachten | 44,537 (2017) |
| Heerenveen | 43,094 (2017) |
| Sneek | 32,811 (2017) |
| Harlingen | 16,119 (2017) |
| Dokkum | 13,145 (2017) |
Museums in region:
Other Languages:
Dutch:
Friesland, Nederland
French:
Frise, Pays-Bas
German:
Provinz Friesland, Niederlande
Italian:
Frisia, Paesi Bassi
Russian:
Фрисландия, Нидерланды
Simplified Chinese:
弗里斯兰省, 荷兰
Spanish:
Provincia de Frisia, Países Bajos
West Frisian:
Fryslân, Nederlân
Afrikaans:
Friesland, Nederland
Albanian:
Friesland, Holanda
Arabic:
فرايزلاند, هولندا
Aragonese:
Frisia, Países Baixos
Asturian:
Frisia, Países Baxos
Basque:
Frisia, Herbehereak
Belarusian:
Фрысландыя, Нідэрланды
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Фрысьлянд, Нідэрлянды
Breton:
Friz, Izelvroioù
Bulgarian:
Фризия, Нидерландия
Catalan:
Província de Frísia, Països Baixos
Cebuano:
Provincie Friesland, Olanda
Czech:
Frísko, Nizozemsko
Danish:
Frisland, Holland
Dutch Low Saxon:
Frieslaand, Nederlaand
Egyptian Arabic:
فرايزلاند, نيديرلاند
Emilian-Romagnol:
Frìśia, Ulànda
Esperanto:
Frislando, Nederlando
Estonian:
Friisimaa provints, Holland
Faroese:
Friesland, Niðurlond
Farsi/Persian:
فریسلاند, هلند
Finnish:
Friisinmaa, Alankomaat
Galician:
Frisia, Países Baixos
Georgian:
ფრისლანდია, ნიდერლანდები
Greek:
Φρίσλαντ, Ολλανδία
Hakka:
Friesland, Hò-làn
Hebrew:
פריסלנד, הולנד
Hungarian:
Frízföld, Hollandia
Icelandic:
Frísland, Holland
Indonesian:
Friesland, Belanda
Interlingua:
Frisia, Paises Basse
Irish Gaelic:
An Fhreaslainn, An Ísiltír
Japanese:
フリースラント州, オランダ
Javanese:
Friesland, Walanda
Kashubian:
Frizjô, Néderlandzkô
Korean:
프리슬란트주, 네덜란드
Latin:
Frisia, Nederlandia
Latvian:
Frīzlande, Nīderlande
Limburgian:
Friesland, Nederland
Lithuanian:
Fryzija, Nyderlandai
Lombard:
Frisia, Paes Bass
Low Saxon/Low German:
Fryslân, Nedderlannen
Luxembourgish:
Provënz Friesland, Holland
Macedonian:
Фризија, Холандија
Malay:
Friesland, Belanda
Manx:
Yn Reeshlann, Yn Çheer Injil
Marathi:
फ्रीसलंड, नेदरलँड्स
Minangkabau:
Fryslân, Balando
Northern Frisian:
Weestfraschlönj, Nederlönje
Norwegian:
Friesland, Nederland
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Friesland i Nederland, Nederland
Occitan:
Frisa, Païses Basses
Ossetian:
Фрисланди, Нидерландтæ
Papiamento:
Friesland, Hulanda
Polish:
Fryzja, Holandia
Portuguese:
Frísia, Países Baixos
Quechua:
Friesland pruwinsya, Urasuyu
Ripuarian:
Friesland, Niederlande
Romanian:
Provincia Frizia, Țările de Jos
Samogitian:
Frīzėjė, Nīderlandā
Saterland Frisian:
Fryslân, Niederlounde
Scots:
Friesland, Netherlands
Scottish Gaelic:
Fryslân, Na Tìrean Ìsle
Serbian:
Фрисланд, Холандија
Serbo-Croatian:
Friesland, Nizozemska
Sinhalese:
ෆ්රීස්ලන්ත්, නෙදර්ලන්තය
Slovak:
Frízsko, Holandsko
Somali:
Friesland, Holland
Swahili:
Friesland, Uholanzi
Swedish:
Friesland, Nederländerna
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Вилояти Фрисландия, Нидерланд
Thai:
จังหวัดฟรีสลันด์, ประเทศเนเธอร์แลนด์
Traditional Chinese:
菲士蘭, 荷蘭
Turkish:
Frizya, Hollanda
Ukrainian:
Фрисландія, Нідерланди
Upper Sorbian:
Friziska, Nižozemska
Urdu:
فریسلانت, نیدرلینڈز
Vietnamese:
Friesland, Hà Lan
Volapük:
Friesland, Nedän
Waray:
Friesland, Nederlandes
Welsh:
Fryslân, Yr Iseldiroedd
West Flemish:
Friesland, Holland
Western Punjabi:
فریزلینڈ, نیدرلینڈز
Wu Chinese:
弗里斯兰省, 尼德兰
Zeelandic:
Friesland, Nederland
Friesland (/ˈfriːzlənd/, Dutch: [ˈfrislɑnt]; official West Frisian: Fryslân [ˈfrislɔ̃ːn]), historically and traditionally known as Frisia, named after the Frisians, is a province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part. It is situated west of Groningen, northwest of Drenthe and Overijssel, north of Flevoland, northeast of North Holland, and south of the Wadden Sea. The province has a total area of 5,749 km² (2,220 sq mi).
The province is divided into 18 municipalities. The capital and seat of the provincial government is the city of Leeuwarden (West Frisian: Ljouwert, Liwwaddes: Liwwadde). Other large municipalities in Friesland are Sneek, Heerenveen, and Smallingerland (includes the town of Drachten).
The area of the province was once part of the ancient, larger region of Frisia. The land is mostly made up of grassland and it has numerous lakes. The official languages of Friesland are West Frisian and Dutch.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Amber' Locality: Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands |
| ⓘ Anhydrite Formula: CaSO4 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Calcite var. Pseudogaylussite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ 'Dopplerite' |
| ⓘ Halite Formula: NaCl |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | var. Pseudogaylussite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
| Group 10 - Organic Compounds | |||
| ⓘ | 'Dopplerite' | 10.CA.70 | |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Amber' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite var. Pseudogaylussite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite var. Pseudogaylussite | CaCO3 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite var. Pseudogaylussite | CaCO3 |
Fossils
There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 2 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youngest Fossil Listed | 0.01 Ma (Pleistocene) | ||||||
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 0.78 Ma (Pleistocene) | ||||||
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| Fossils from Region | Click here to show the list. | ||||||
| Fossil Localities | Click to show 2 fossil localities |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friesland |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q770 |
| GeoNames ID: | 2755812 |
Localities in this Region
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Barradeel salt mine, Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands