Nordfriesland is the northernmost district of Germany, part of the state of Schleswig-Holstein. It includes almost all of traditional North Frisia along with adjacent areas to the east and south and is bound by the districts of Schleswig-Flensburg and Dithmarschen, the North Sea and the Danish county of South Jutland. The district is called Kreis Nordfriesland in German, Kreis Noordfreesland in Low German, Kris Nordfraschlönj in Mooring North Frisian, Kreis Nuurdfresklun in Fering North Frisian and Nordfrislands amt in Danish.
Pellworm (help·info) is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
North Frisian (nordfriisk) is a minority language of Germany, spoken by about 10,000 people in North Frisia. The language is part of the larger group of the West Germanic Frisian languages. The language comprises 10 dialects which are themselves divided into an insular and a mainland group.
Niebüll is a town in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated near the North Sea coast and the border with Denmark, approx. 35 km northwest of Husum.
Bökingharde was an amt in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It was situated on the North Sea coast, approx. 35 km northwest of Husum. Its seat was in Risum-Lindholm. In January 2008, it was merged with the Ämter Karrharde, Süderlügum and Wiedingharde, and the municipalities Niebüll and Leck to form the Amt Südtondern.
Hattstedt is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated near the North Sea coast, approx. 6 km northwest of Husum. Located on the edge of the village is the Mikkelberg-Kunst-und-Cricket Center, a cricket ground which has in the past held neutral Women's One Day Internationals between Denmark Women and the Netherlands Women.
Süderlügum is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated near the border with Denmark, approximately 35 km west of Flensburg, and 7 km southeast of Tønder.
Viöl is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approximately 12 km northeast of Husum, and 30 km southwest of Flensburg.
Aventoft is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Bohmstedt is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Bordelum is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Drelsdorf is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Drelsdorf is home to the last remaining speakers of the Central Goesharde Frisian dialect of North Frisian.
Hattstedtermarsch is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Klixbüll is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Koldenbüttel is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Rodenäs is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Stedesand is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Südtondern is an Amt in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
North Frisians are the inhabitants of the district of Nordfriesland in the north German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Used in a narrower sense, the term also refers to an ethnic sub-group of the Frisians from the region of North Frisia, which lies primarily on the German North Sea coast, and on the island of Heligoland.
Carl Ludwig Jessen was a North Frisian painter. Today he is known as the "Frisian painter" in Germany. As a Naturalist painter he is notable for depicting the contemporary rural life of his native area.
