Welcome to The New And Exiting Site of The West-Frisian Foundation! This site has been created to provide general information, to all tourists to The West-Frisian Region. The region has a long but spectacular history of the Dutch maritime past. The ships who sailed and returned many riches from the far East.
What can you find in this region? We hope you will enjoy the items we have listed below:
Large fields with beautiful flowers in the Spring (mostly tulips) in many colors.
Many yacht havens with comprehensive facilities.
Take a romantic ride on a Steam Train from Hoorn to Medemblik and have yourself a wonderful dinner with view.
Fairy-tale Land in Enkhuizen for the little ones.
For culture you can visit several museums, there is also a museum for the children.
Restaurants with international cuisine.
Swimming pools.
Cinemas and theatres.
Nature resorts, where you can walk for miles without being disturb.
Hotels.
When you plan a holliday, you can consider to visit The Netherlands and do not forget this region, with its magnificent history. Also the harbour of Hoorn which gives a beatiful view of many pleasure yachts. You are more than welcome to mention The Foundation Digitale Regio West-Friesland when you visit us.
By Tom vander Veldt.
West Friesland (region)
For the history of West Friesland, see West Friesland (historical region)
West Friesland (also West Frisia; Dutch: West-Friesland; West Frisian: West-Fryslân) is a contemporary region in the northwestern Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.
The region covers an area of about 800 km², delineated by the Westfriese Omringdijk. It consists of the municipalities of:
Dialect
The traditional dialect of the region is the West Frisian subdialect of Hollandic Dutch. The contemporary region is similar in size and location to the historical district (gouw) of Westflinge which itself was a part of a much larger historical region of West Friesland.
Source: WikipediA
Information and film from West-Friesland and the north of Holland.
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