West Friesland

West Friesland or Westfriesland can refer to the following:

  • West Friesland (region), a contemporary region in the province of North Holland, Netherlands
  • West Friesland (historical region), the historical region in the same province
  • The same region as the State of West Friesland in the Dutch Republic
  • Occasionally, the region where the West Frisian language is spoken, i.e. mostly the Province of Friesland in the Netherlands

Famous quotes containing the word west:

    “Because hypocrisy stinks in the nostrils one is likely to rate it as a more powerful agent for destruction than it is.”
    —Rebecca West (1892–1983)