What is Friesland?
{{Infobox settlement |name = Friesland |native_name = Fryslân / Friesland |settlement_type = Province |image_skyline = 8899 Vlieland, Netherlands - panoramio.jpg |imagesize = |image_alt = |image_caption = Kroon's Polders (municipality of [[Vlieland]]) |image_flag = Frisian flag.svg |flag_alt = |image_seal = |seal_alt = |image_shield = Friesland wapen.svg |shield_alt = |image_map = {{ProvincesOfTheNetherlands|Province=Friesland}} |map_alt = |map_caption = Location |image_map1 = Prov-Friesland-OpenTopo.jpg |map_alt1 = |map_caption1 = Map |coordinates = {{Coord|53|8|N|5|49|E|display=inline}} |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = [[Netherlands]] |subdivision_type1 = |subdivision_name1 = |subdivision_type2 = |subdivision_name2 = |established_title = Established |established_date = 1815 |seat = [[Leeuwarden]] |area_total_km2 = 5753 |area_land_km2 = 3340 |area_water_km2 = 2413 |elevation_m = |elevation_max_m = 45 |elevation_min_m = -2 |population_as_of = 2023 |population_total = 660000 |population_density_km2 = 197 |website = {{URL|https://www.fryslan.frl/}} }} '''Friesland''' ('''Fryslân''' in [[West Frisian language|West Frisian]], '''Friesland''' in [[Dutch language|Dutch]]) is a [[province]] in the north of the [[Netherlands]]. The [[capital (city)]] of Friesland is [[Leeuwarden]] (''Ljouwert'' in Frisian). People in Friesland speak [[West Frisian]] and [[Dutch language|Dutch]]. People also speak Frisian in a small part of [[Groningen (province)]], and in [[East Friesland]] and [[North Friesland]] in [[Germany]]. In [[North Holland]] there is a region called [[West Friesland]], but pe