Etiket: Frisian
How West Frisian became known through a TV program thanks to Wervershover students
“How are you?” and “whose are you?”: that’s how the broadcast of the VPRO TV program Villa Achterwerk begins in 1996. Ilse Haakman from Wervershoof interviews some classmates. A broadcast…
West Frisian public observatory kept a close eye on the solar eclipse
This afternoon’s partial solar eclipse was perfectly visible in Bovenkarspel, thanks to the brilliant blue sky. The eclipse was viewed by about ten enthusiasts from the balcony of the Orion…
Vote: what is your favorite West Frisian word or saying?
Skoftig, hillegaar or an the reed be. Words that many West Frisian sometimes use. But which word or saying do you think stands head and shoulders above the rest? One…
Help! The West Frisian language is dying out (or does it still have a future?)
The regional languages in the Netherlands are having a hard time and West Frisian is no exception. The older generation is slowly disappearing and the youth is no longer talking…
Frisian village mourns father (46) and missing son (12) who died in a boating accident: ‘Will go to the marrow’ | Inland
Do other work besides your job? This is what you need to know If you are in paid employment, your employer can prevent you from doing other work alongside with…
West Frisian ‘grandfathers’ realize their own heating network for Enkhuizer district
When a group of local residents in Enkhuizen finds that too little is being done with regard to sustainability, they decide to set up a neighborhood initiative to install their…
Bird flu on farm in Frisian Blija, 80,000 chicks are culled | Inland
Another poultry farm is located within a 1 kilometer zone. That is currently empty due to an earlier infection with bird flu at the beginning of September. Within 3 kilometers…
Bird flu on farm in Frisian Blija, 80,000 chicks are culled | Inland
About 80,000 broilers on a farm in the Frisian village of Blija are being culled because bird flu has been diagnosed there. This is the second time this year that…
The West Frisian is busy with final preparations: “The ice floor is perfect”
Due to the increased energy costs and a shortage of four tons, the Westfries Ice Rink in Hoorn was in danger of not opening. But the municipality of Hoorn came…
West Frisian seed industry feeds the world but is relatively unknown in its own region
West Frisian vegetable and flower seeds are a household name. More than half of the vegetables worldwide originate here. and dThis week people from all over the world come to…