The Frisians

The Frisians in Germany are living on the Schleswig-Holstein 

Depending on their habitat, they are called North, East and Sater Frisians. The North Frisians are native to the appropriately named district of North Friesland and the island of Heligoland. The East Frisians live in the districts of Aurich, Leer, Friesland and Wittmund, in the independent cities of Emden and Wilhelmshaven and in parts of the districts of Cuxhaven and Wesermarsch. The Sater Frisians settle in the north-west of the district of Cloppenburg and in the independent municipality of Saterland. The group of Frisians also includes the West Frisians, who are recognized as a national minority in the Netherlands.

Their organizations are committed to the preservation of the respective languages and their use in public spaces as well as the teaching of their culture in schools.

The umbrella organization of the North Frisians is the Frasche Rädj (Friesenrat, Sektion Nord e. V.), which represents the common interests of North Frisian organizations externally and in other bodies. Für den Erhalt und die Förderung des Saterfriesischen setzt sich der Seelter Buund (Heimatverein Saterland) ein. East Frisian language and cultural work is supported by the East Frisian Landscape based in Aurich (Auerk). 

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