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The Frisians are an ethnic group indigenous to the coastal regions of the Netherlands, north-western Germany and southern Denmark, and during the Early Middle Ages in the north-western coastal zone of Flanders, Belgium.
Frisian, people of western Europe whose name survives in that of the mainland province of Friesland and in that of the Frisian Islands off the coast of the Netherlands but who once occupied a much more extensive area. In prehistoric times the Frisians inhabited the coastal regions from the mouth of.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
According to Pliny the Elder, in Roman times, the Frisians (or rather their close neighbours, the Chauci) lived on terps, man-made hills. According to other sources, the Frisians lived along a broader expanse of the North Sea (or "Frisian Sea") coast.
These new ' Frisians ' lived in the coastal fringe stretching roughly from present-day Bruges to Bremen, including many of the smaller offshore islands. They incorporated the remainer of indigenous groups that lived in the area and successfully conquered what would become their new homelands.
29. Mai 2018 · The majority of Frisians live in Friesland, a Province in the north of the Netherlands that is bordered on the south by the Zuider Zee (IJsselmeer) and on the east and north by the North Sea. Most of Friesland lies below sea level, subject to storms and flooding through much of the year.
In prehistoric times of uncertain date, the tribal Frisians migrated to the North Sea coastal region between the mouth of the Rhine River (at Katwijk, north of The Hague) and the mouth of the Ems River and ousted the resident Celts.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
2. Feb. 2020 · Frisian Life on the North Sea Coast. Today, the Frisians inhabit the coastal regions of Germany and Netherlands. These regions are mainly known as West, East, and North Frisia. In Germany’s state of Lower Saxony, this region is called Ostfriesland (East Frisia).
