690:
63:
55:
187:, this settlement subsequently grew into a village. In the late 13th century, when the Dutch conquered West Frisians, the victors crossed the village and set it on fire. The few surviving inhabitants fled the region. After a long time, people returned to Vroonen and a chapel was built. The village of St Pancras was founded around this church . Vroonermeer was drained in 1561.
190:
The reclamation of the North
Holland lakes was a purely private business affair intended for the establishment of new tracts of fertile land. Investors financed the operation and leased their new land to farmers.
78:
The river divides the northern
Netherlands into two parts, the western and the eastern part. In the eleventh century, heavy rainfall caused the river to flood over large parts of the land. The
20:
124:
land) that were connected with the
Zuiderzee. Because of this, the toponym "West Friesland" was applied more to the Westflinge area than to the original West Friesland.
183:
The first inhabitants of
Alkmaar, Oudorp, and St Pancras likely settled along the high beach ridges of the Vroonermeer in the 9th century AD. Better known as
833:
199:
The exact location of West
Friesland is not clearly defined, but it has been suggested that it comprised the area north of an imaginary line through
127:
For approximately 300 years, West
Friesland operated as an autonomous area as the West Frisians did not wish to be vassals of lords from
135:, attempted to unite Holland and West Friesland during his reign and he succeeded in annexing West Frisia. It was his successor,
139:, who achieved ultimate victory over the West Frisians in 1297. West Friesland formed a united province with Holland in the
872:
658:
766:
877:
805:
749:
791:
772:
160:
797:
776:
132:
647:
136:
680:
689:
672:
638:
386:
168:
164:
66:
The historical region of West
Friesland, mixed map, old map overlaid on a modern geographic map
668:
367:
251:
212:
882:
645:
Dutch. The contemporary region is similar in size and location to the historical district (
8:
716:
801:
793:
Treason in the
Northern Quarter: War, Terror, and the Rule of Law in the Dutch Revolt
745:
152:
163:. Any admiral serving within this admiralty or the two other Hollandic admiralties (
629:
Major cities include Hoorn (which was the capital of West-Friesland) and
Alkmaar.
711:
679:
Dutch, they were strongly influenced in vocabulary and grammar by a West
Frisian
675:
dialects are now slowly disappearing. Although these dialects are subdialects of
23:
The contemporary region of West Friesland highlighted on a map of the Netherlands
480:
377:
283:
235:
156:
140:
31:
866:
848:
835:
456:
432:
366:
covers an area of about 800 km (309 sq mi), delineated by the
275:
267:
43:
444:
263:
217:
94:
19:
568:
323:
102:
39:
744:(in German). Husum: Husum Druck- und Verlagsgesellschaft. p. 189.
653:
604:
504:
420:
347:
291:
259:
223:
144:
90:
676:
642:
544:
516:
468:
408:
339:
307:
303:
299:
295:
271:
255:
243:
98:
97:
authors) was formed, separating West Friesland from the contemporary
79:
616:
580:
351:
335:
331:
311:
247:
824:
556:
396:
319:
239:
204:
148:
128:
62:
706:
592:
528:
363:
343:
315:
279:
184:
121:
106:
71:
207:. Within this historical region is the contemporary region of
492:
327:
287:
200:
117:
114:
110:
75:
54:
231:
86:
143:, though it was recognized an autonomous region, and the
120:, and to the south by various interconnecting lakes (now
82:
70:
The River Vlie (also called Fli), is an extension of the
16:
Contemporary region in the Northwest of the Netherlands
38:) is a contemporary region in the Northwest of the
739:
105:, the Westflinge area of West Friesland became an
864:
370:. It consists of the following municipalities:
211:, a smaller area based on a dyke system on the
671:has disappeared from the region and the later
238:consists of the present-day municipalities of
637:The traditional dialect of the region is the
771:. California Studies in the History of Art.
735:
733:
789:
768:A Century of Dutch Manuscript Illumination
657:which itself was a part of a much larger
178:
159:, West Friesland had its own independent
783:
764:
730:
61:
53:
18:
865:
742:Die erschreckliche Wasser-Fluth 1634
215:that lay in West Friesian district (
153:States of Holland and West Friesland
147:of said province, commonly known as
58:West Friesland in the 17th century.
13:
173:Admiral of Holland and West Frisia
14:
894:
827:(in Dutch and partly Westfrisian)
818:
357:
161:Admiralty of the Northern Quarter
740:Reinhardt, Andreas, ed. (1984).
688:
109:, bordered on the north by the
773:University of California Press
758:
1:
723:
230:The area between the rivers
194:
151:, was formally known as the
7:
765:Delaissé, L. M. J. (1968).
700:
10:
899:
873:Regions of the Netherlands
798:Princeton University Press
777:Cambridge University Press
632:
133:Floris V, Count of Holland
49:
790:van Nierop, Henk (2009).
155:. During the time of the
878:Regions of North Holland
179:Early Medieval Vroonen
67:
59:
35:
24:
669:West Frisian language
659:historical region of
368:Westfriese Omringdijk
213:Westfriese Omringdijk
99:Province of Friesland
65:
57:
42:, in the province of
22:
639:West Frisian dialect
169:Admiralty of de Maze
845: /
246:(Landelijk Noord),
171:) had the title of
825:The region website
717:West Frisian Dutch
68:
60:
25:
627:
626:
890:
860:
859:
857:
856:
855:
850:
849:52.683°N 5.000°E
846:
843:
842:
841:
838:
812:
811:
787:
781:
780:
762:
756:
755:
737:
695:Westfrisian flag
692:
373:
372:
157:United Provinces
898:
897:
893:
892:
891:
889:
888:
887:
863:
862:
853:
851:
847:
844:
839:
836:
834:
832:
831:
821:
816:
815:
808:
788:
784:
763:
759:
752:
738:
731:
726:
712:Frisian Islands
703:
696:
693:
635:
360:
197:
181:
52:
17:
12:
11:
5:
896:
886:
885:
880:
875:
829:
828:
820:
819:External links
817:
814:
813:
806:
800:. p. 10.
782:
757:
750:
728:
727:
725:
722:
721:
720:
714:
709:
702:
699:
698:
697:
694:
687:
661:West Friesland
634:
631:
625:
624:
619:
613:
612:
607:
601:
600:
595:
589:
588:
583:
577:
576:
571:
565:
564:
559:
553:
552:
547:
541:
540:
531:
525:
524:
519:
513:
512:
507:
501:
500:
495:
489:
488:
486:Hollands Kroon
483:
481:Hollands Kroon
477:
476:
471:
465:
464:
459:
453:
452:
447:
441:
440:
435:
429:
428:
423:
417:
416:
411:
405:
404:
399:
393:
392:
382:
359:
358:Municipalities
356:
284:Hollands Kroon
209:West Friesland
196:
193:
180:
177:
141:Dutch Republic
85:(previously a
74:branch of the
51:
48:
36:West-Friesland
28:West Friesland
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
895:
884:
881:
879:
876:
874:
871:
870:
868:
861:
858:
854:52.683; 5.000
826:
823:
822:
809:
807:9780691135649
803:
799:
795:
794:
786:
778:
774:
770:
769:
761:
753:
751:3-88042-257-5
747:
743:
736:
734:
729:
718:
715:
713:
710:
708:
705:
704:
691:
686:
685:
684:
682:
678:
674:
670:
665:
663:
662:
656:
655:
650:
649:
644:
640:
630:
623:
620:
618:
615:
614:
611:
608:
606:
603:
602:
599:
596:
594:
591:
590:
587:
584:
582:
579:
578:
575:
572:
570:
567:
566:
563:
560:
558:
555:
554:
551:
548:
546:
543:
542:
539:
535:
532:
530:
527:
526:
523:
520:
518:
515:
514:
511:
508:
506:
503:
502:
499:
496:
494:
491:
490:
487:
484:
482:
479:
478:
475:
472:
470:
467:
466:
463:
462:Edam Volendam
460:
458:
457:Edam-Volendam
455:
454:
451:
448:
446:
443:
442:
439:
438:Doik en Weerd
436:
434:
433:Dijk en Waard
431:
430:
427:
424:
422:
419:
418:
415:
412:
410:
407:
406:
403:
400:
398:
395:
394:
391:
390:
388:
383:
381:
379:
375:
374:
371:
369:
365:
355:
353:
349:
345:
341:
337:
333:
329:
325:
321:
317:
313:
309:
305:
301:
297:
293:
289:
285:
281:
277:
276:Heerhugowaard
273:
269:
268:Edam-Volendam
265:
261:
257:
253:
249:
245:
241:
237:
233:
228:
226:
225:
220:
219:
214:
210:
206:
202:
192:
188:
186:
176:
174:
170:
166:
162:
158:
154:
150:
146:
142:
138:
134:
130:
125:
123:
119:
116:
112:
108:
104:
100:
96:
92:
88:
84:
81:
77:
73:
64:
56:
47:
45:
44:North Holland
41:
37:
33:
29:
21:
830:
792:
785:
779:. p. 5.
767:
760:
741:
673:West Frisian
666:
660:
652:
646:
636:
628:
621:
609:
597:
585:
573:
561:
549:
537:
533:
521:
509:
497:
485:
473:
461:
450:Drechterland
449:
445:Drechterland
437:
425:
413:
401:
387:West Frisian
385:
384:
376:
361:
264:Drechterland
229:
222:
216:
208:
198:
189:
182:
172:
126:
76:Rhine River.
69:
27:
26:
883:West Frisia
852: /
569:Stede Broec
324:Stede Broec
103:Middle Ages
91:Lacus Flevo
40:Netherlands
867:Categories
724:References
681:substratum
654:Westflinge
610:Wormerland
605:Wormerland
574:Stee Broek
505:Koggenland
426:Dan Haldar
421:Den Helder
348:Wormerland
292:Koggenland
260:Den Helder
224:Westflinge
145:parliament
677:Hollandic
643:Hollandic
550:Purmerend
545:Purmerend
517:Medemblik
510:Koggeland
469:Enkhuizen
409:Beverwijk
340:Waterland
308:Purmerend
304:Medemblik
300:Langedijk
296:Landsmeer
272:Enkhuizen
256:Castricum
244:Amsterdam
195:Geography
165:Amsterdam
101:. In the
80:Zuiderzee
719:language
701:See also
622:Zaanzdat
617:Zaanstad
586:Uitgeezd
581:Uitgeest
522:Memeloik
474:HenkhĂşze
414:Beverwyk
352:Zaanstad
336:Vlieland
332:Uitgeest
312:Oostzaan
248:Beemster
167:and the
837:52°41′N
633:Dialect
557:Schagen
397:Alkmaar
320:Schagen
240:Alkmaar
205:Alkmaar
185:Vroonen
149:Holland
129:Holland
89:called
50:History
840:5°00′E
804:
748:
707:Frisia
598:Velzen
593:Velsen
562:Skagen
529:Opmeer
402:Alkmar
364:region
350:, and
344:Wognum
316:Opmeer
280:Heiloo
252:Bergen
137:John I
122:polder
118:inlets
107:island
72:IJssel
651:) of
538:Opmar
534:Obmar
498:Hoorn
493:Hoorn
378:Dutch
328:Texel
288:Hoorn
221:) of
201:Hoorn
115:Zijpe
111:Medem
95:Roman
32:Dutch
802:ISBN
775:and
746:ISBN
667:The
648:gouw
389:Name
380:name
362:The
234:and
232:Vlie
218:gouw
203:and
113:and
87:lake
641:of
536:or
93:by
83:bay
869::
796:.
732:^
683:.
664:.
354:.
346:,
342:,
338:,
334:,
330:,
326:,
322:,
318:,
314:,
310:,
306:,
302:,
298:,
294:,
290:,
286:,
282:,
278:,
274:,
270:,
266:,
262:,
258:,
254:,
250:,
242:,
236:IJ
227:.
175:.
131:.
46:.
34::
810:.
754:.
30:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.