Place:Friesland, Netherlands

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Name	Friesland
Alt names	Fryslân	source: Family History Library Catalog
	Vriesland	source: Canby, Historic Places (1984) I, 315
	FR	source: Abbreviation
	Provincie Friesland
	F	source: alternate abbreviation
Type	Provincie
Coordinates	53.05°N 5.75°E
Located in	Netherlands

Contained Places

Cemetery: Algemene Begraafplaats Haulerwijk
Dorp: Balk ( 1812 - 1816 ); De Tike
Former county: Mairie Haske
Gemeente: Achtkarspelen ( 1816 - ); Ameland; Boarnsterhim ( 1984 - 2014 ); Dantumadeel ( 1816 - ); De Friese Meren ( 2014 - ); Dongeradeel ( 1984 - 2018 ); Ferwerderadeel ( 1816 - 2018 ); Ferwerderadiel ( 1999 - 2018 ); Franekeradeel ( 1816 - ); Gaasterlân-Sleat ( 1985 - 2014 ); Harlingen; Heerenveen ( 1934 - ); Het Bildt; Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland ( - 2018 ); Leeuwarden; Leeuwarderadeel ( 1816 - ); Lemsterland ( 1816 - 2014 ); Littenseradiel ( 1984 - ); Menaldumadeel; Noardeast-Fryslân ( 2019 - ); Ooststellingwerf; Opsterland; Schiermonnikoog; Skarsterlân ( 1984 - 2014 ); Smallingerland ( 1816 - ); Súdwest Fryslân ( 2011 - ); Terschelling; Tietjerksteradeel ( 1816 - ); Vlieland; Weststellingwerf
General region: Oostergo; Westergo; Zevenwouden
Stad: Dokkum ( - 1984 ); Franeker ( - 1984 ); Harlingen; Leeuwarden; Sneek ( - 2011 )
Unknown: Speers; Zevenwolden
Voormalige gemeente: Aengwirden ( 1816 - 1934 ); Baarderadeel ( 1816 - 1984 ); Balk ( 1812 - 1816 ); Barradeel ( 1816 - 1984 ); Bolsward ( - 2011 ); Dokkum ( - 1984 ); Doniawerstal ( 1816 - 1984 ); Franeker ( - 1984 ); Gaasterland ( 1816 - 1985 ); Haskerland ( 1816 - 1984 ); Hemelumer Oldeferd ( 1816 - 1984 ); Hennaarderadeel ( 1816 - 1984 ); Hindeloopen; IJlst ( - 1984 ); Idaarderadeel ( 1816 - 1984 ); Nijefurd ( 1984 - 2011 ); Oostdongeradeel ( 1816 - 1984 ); Rauwerderhem ( 1816 - 1984 ); Schoterland ( 1816 - 1934 ); Sloten ( - 1984 ); Sneek ( - 2011 ); Stavoren ( - 1984 ); Utingeradeel ( 1816 - 1984 ); Westdongeradeel ( 1816 - 1984 ); Wonseradeel ( 1816 - 2011 ); Workum ( 1984 - ); Wymbritseradeel ( 1816 - 2011 )

Friesland

1 General Info
2 Research Tips
3 Articles
4 Maps and Gazetteers
5 Images
6 Churches
7 Burial Information
8 Links
9 See also

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General Info

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Friesland (; official ), historically known as Frisia, 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. As of January 2020, the province had a population of 649,944 and a total area of .

The capital and seat of the provincial government is the city of Leeuwarden (West Frisian: Ljouwert, Liwwaddes: Liwwadde), a city with 123,107 inhabitants. Other large municipalities in Friesland are Sneek (pop. 33,512), Heerenveen (pop. 50,257), and Smallingerland (pop. 55,938). Since 2017, Arno Brok is the King's Commissioner in the province. A coalition of the Christian Democratic Appeal, the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, the Labour Party, and the Frisian National Party forms the executive branch. The province is divided into 18 municipalities. The area of the province was once part of the ancient, larger region of Frisia. The official languages of Friesland are West Frisian and Dutch.

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Research Tips

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Records after 1811

Birth records (1811-1902), Marriage records (1811-1922), and Death records (1811-1942) are available at Tresoar

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Records before 1811

Birth records, Marriage records, and Death records before 1811 are available at Tresoar

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Family Names Register of 1811

In 1811, families were required to choose a surname. Prior to this, families generally used the system of patronymics. http://www.ristenbatt.com/genealogy/dutch_sn.htm and http://home.earthlink.net/~gverver/dnc.htm offer detailed explanations of this naming practice.

These records are available at Tresoar. See also the Namenthesaurus at the Tresoar site.

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