North Frisia is the northernmost portion of Frisia, located in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany between the rivers Eider and Wiedau. It also includes the North Frisian Islands and Heligoland. The region is traditionally inhabited by the North Frisians.
The coat of arms of North Frisia with its motto Lever duad as Slav (Better dead than slave). The North Frisian coat of arms is not identical with that of modern Nordfriesland district.
A wind farm in the Desmerciereskoog polder
North Frisian 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.
Bilingual sign in German and North Frisian, respectively, in Husum, Germany