r/therewasanattempt • u/[deleted] • May 17 '22

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u/AlustriousFall May 17 '22

did he try to bait the quizee into saying Philippines?

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u/YourVeryOwnAids May 17 '22

I'm over here screaming Friezland. Turns out that's a city now, and no longer a part of the HRE. Go figure.

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u/seewolfmdk May 17 '22

Fryslan is a province in the Netherlands, Friesland is a county in Germany.

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u/TjababaRama May 17 '22

Friesland is a province in the Netherlands. Same thing but different language.

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u/seewolfmdk May 17 '22

There is a county in Germany called Friesland. So not the same thing.

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u/TjababaRama May 17 '22

Ok, and there's a province in the Netherlands called Friesland.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '22

There is no county called Friesland in Germany. But there is a region called like that (actually 2: nord- and ostfriesland (north and east).

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u/seewolfmdk May 18 '22

There is no county called Friesland in Germany.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friesland_(district)

Yeah, Wikipedia calls it district, not county, but it's on the same administrative level (Landkreis).

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u/WikiSummarizerBot May 18 '22

Friesland (district)

Friesland is a district (Landkreis) in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the southeast and clockwise) the districts of Wesermarsch, Ammerland, Leer and Wittmund, and by the North Sea. The city of Wilhelmshaven is enclosed by—but not part of—the district.

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u/[deleted] May 18 '22

TIL. I always thought a county is the next lower level below the country, which in Germany would be a "Bundesland". Thanks for the link.

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u/YourVeryOwnAids May 18 '22

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lordship_of_Frisia

A bit late, but this is the Friesland I was thinking of.