Everything about North Frisia totally explained
North Frisia or
Northern Friesland is the northernmost portion of
Frisia, located primarily in
Germany between the rivers
Eider and
Wiedau/Vidå. It includes a number of islands, for example
Sylt,
Föhr,
Amrum,
Nordstrand, and
Heligoland.
History
» See also: Nordfriesland
Until 1864, North Frisia was a part of the Danish Duchy of
Schleswig (South Jutland). It is now part of the German state of
Schleswig-Holstein with all of North Frisia except for Heligoland contained within the
district of
Nordfriesland. The district extends beyond the traditional area of North Frisia to the south and east.
Languages and names
In addition to
standard German, North Frisia has speakers of
Low German, the various dialects of the
North Frisian language, and
Danish, including
South Jutlandic.
North Frisia is called
Nordfriesland in German and
Noordfreesland in Low German. In the various North Frisian dialects, it's called
Nordfraschlönj in
Mooring,
Noordfreeskluin in
Wiedingharde Frisian,
Nuurdfriislön’ in
Söl'ring,
Nuurdfresklun or
Nuardfresklun in
Fering, and
Nöördfreesklöön in
Halligen Frisian. The region is called
Nordfrisland in Danish.
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