Friesland
Friesland (or Fryslân) is the largest province of the Netherlands, situated in the northwest coast of the Netherlands along the North Sea. It is a rural province, consisting of flat landscape and farmland. The area also has many lakes and Frisians are keen sailors. Friesland has historically developed separately from the rest of the Netherlands, having been a kingdom of its own in the Middle Ages, and the original inhabitants speak Frisian, a language separate from Dutch but nevertheless related to it, although nowadays all Frisians are bilingual in Dutch.
