Nordfriesland

Nordfriesland is a cultural region in Germany, situated along the North Sea coast. It is part of the larger historic region of Frisia, which also includes areas in the Netherlands and Denmark. The Frisians are a Germanic people with a language closely related to English. Historically, they were known as seafaring and commercial people who migrated to northern Germany.

The economy of the region is largely based on tourism, cattle farming, and related dairy and meat industries. Traditional Frisian houses are adapted for cattle farming, with a large central threshing floor and living quarters and stables grouped around it. The Frisian language, though diminishing, is still spoken in some rural pockets. The region also includes the Lower Saxony Wadden Sea National Park.12