History Talk Friesland
Did you know?........Friesland can refer to all of the following!
Friesland, a province of the Netherlands
Up to 1996, the province of Frysl\'e2n was officially called Friesland. The three white stripes stand for Oostergo, Westergo and Sevenwolden/Zevenwouden, the blue stripes for the Frisian rivers. A flag with seven waterlily leaves representing the seven Frisian "zeelanden" has been known since about the 11th century.
2.Friesland, a district in the German state of Lower Saxony
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You find Friesland in Germany by the North Sea near Wesermarsch, Ammerland, Leer and Wittmund. It was in 1438 that the north of the now called Landkreis Friesland, the Lordship of Jever was founded which later became a part of Oldenburg.
Friesland is a coastal region at the south eastern corner of the German North Sea, next to the Netherlands and Denmark. Its German people speak Frisian, a language which is closely related to the English language.
Unofficial but widely used flags
North Friesland West Friesland East Friesland
The united Frisia or Inter Friesian flag with its Nordic cross like emblem and four water lilies, not officially accepted by the council was launched in 2006 by a fan group who supports a unit Frisian country.
3.Friesland, Columbia, Wisconsin, USA
A village in south central Wisconsin USA
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Wisconsin is on the map, so to speak since about 13,000 years ago than back in the ice age. Its state flag was officially recognised in 1848 when Wisconsin became a state of its own.
4.Friesland, a Village in Michigan USA
Friesland, a village in Michigan, named after a province in the Netherland, currently populated by about 300 citizens, northeast of Columbia County was in 1844 settled by Welsh immigrants before the arrival of German and Dutch settler in 1893 and 1918. A village in Michigan settled by Frisian immigrants
