Editing Frisia (section)

== Contemporary regionalism ==
{{Main|Frisian nationalism}}
During the late 19th and early 20th century, "Frisian freedom" became the slogan of a [[regionalism (politics)|regionalist]] movement in Friesland, demanding equal rights for the Frisian language and culture within the Netherlands. The West Frisian language and its urban dialects are spoken by the majority of the inhabitants. In East Frisia, the idea of "Frisian freedom" became entangled with regional sentiments as well, though the East Frisian language had been replaced by [[Low German]] dialects as early as the 15th century. In Groningen, on the other hand, Frisian sentiments faded away at the end of the 16th century. In North Frisia, regional sentiments concentrate around the surviving North Frisian dialects, which are spoken by a sizeable minority of the population, though Lower German is far more widespread.

=== Regional political parties ===
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="3" | Political party
! Active in
! Representation
! [[European political party|European <br /> affiliation]]

|-
! style="background-color:#1F356E;" |
| style="text-align:center;" | '''FNP'''
| [[Frisian National Party]] <br /> ''Fryske Nasjonale Partij''
| {{flag|Friesland}}
| {{Bulleted list|[[Senate (Netherlands)|Senate of the Netherlands]]|[[Provincial Council of Friesland]]}}
| style="text-align:center;" | [[European Free Alliance|EFA]]
|-
! style="background-color:#FDCC00;" |
| style="text-align:center;" | '''SSW'''
| [[South Schleswig Voters' Association]] <br /> ''Söödslaswiksche Wäälerferbånd''
| {{flagicon image|Nordfriesischeflagge.svg}} [[North Frisia]]
| {{Bulleted list|[[Bundestag|Federal Parliament of Germany]]|[[Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein]]}}
| style="text-align:center;" | [[European Free Alliance|EFA]]
|}