West Friesland
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West Friesland or Westfriesland can refer to the following:
- West Friesland (region)West Friesland (region)West Friesland is a contemporary region in the northwestern Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.The region covers an area of about , delineated by the Westfriese Omringdijk...
, a contemporary region in the province of North Holland, Netherlands - West Friesland (historical region)West Friesland (historical region)West Friesland is a historical region in the northern part of the Netherlands. It was located in parts of what now is Noord-Holland and the Waddenzee. The region was bordered by the rivers Vlie and IJ...
, the historical region in the same province - The same region as the State of West Friesland in the Dutch Republic
- Occasionally, the region where the West Frisian languageWest Frisian languageWest Frisian is a language spoken mostly in the province of Friesland in the north of the Netherlands. West Frisian is the name by which this language is usually known outside the Netherlands, to distinguish it from the closely related Frisian languages of Saterland Frisian and North Frisian,...
is spoken, i.e. mostly the Province of Friesland in the Netherlands