The West Frisians or, more precisely, the Westlauwers Frisians ( Dutch : Friezen or Westerlauwerse Friezen , West Frisian : Friezen or Westerlauwerske Friezen ), are those Frisian peoples in that part of Frisia administered by the Netherlands : the Province of Friesland , which is bounded in the west by the IJsselmeer and in the east by the River Lauwers (hence the name Westlauwers , i.e., "west of the Lauwers").
5-626: In Germany, Dutch Frisia is often usually called " West Frisia " ( Westfriesland ), because the German part is called " East Frisia " ( Ostfriesland ), hence the term "West Frisians" ( Westfriesen ). However, in the Netherlands, the term West-Friezen is only used to refer to the inhabitants of the unconnected region of West Friesland and not to the Westlauwers Frisians. The Westerlauwers Frisians are related to
10-458: Is a term that, when used in an international context, refers to the traditionally Frisian areas that are located west of the Dollart (i.e. in the present-day Netherlands ). Along with East Frisia and North Frisia , it is one of the most commonly used subdivisions of Frisia . In its narrowest sense, the term is synonymous with the province of Friesland . Within the Netherlands, however, it
15-728: Is mostly used to refer to the region of West Friesland , located west of Friesland. In Germany and the English-speaking world , the term "West Frisia" usually refers to the territory between the Vlie and the Lauwers , where the West Frisian language is spoken: the province of Friesland ( West Frisian : Fryslân ). In its broadest sense, it also includes the Ommelanden and the region of West Friesland. In West Friesland,
20-556: The North Frisians and the eastern Frisians ( East Frisians , Saterland Frisians etc.). Whilst many East Frisians had lost their Frisian language by the late Middle Ages, of the 660,000 or so Frisians in the Netherlands, more than 400,000 still speak West Frisian . Many Frisian Americans descend from West Frisians. This Netherlands -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . West Frisia West Frisia ( Latin : Frisia Occidentalis )
25-666: The West Frisian dialect is spoken. Historically, the term has had different definitions. The Lex Frisionum , for instance, distinguishes three districts of Frisia, defining West Frisia as the territory "between Zwin and Vlie" (present-day Holland and Zeeland ) and East Frisia as the territory "between Lauwers and Weser ". At the time, the region between the Vlie and the Lauwers was known as "Middle Frisia". 53°8′N 5°49′E / 53.133°N 5.817°E / 53.133; 5.817 This Netherlands location article
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