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West Friesland

West Friesland is (a) a district in the Dutch province of North Holland, in which are found the Mennonite congregations of Enkhuizen, Hoorn, Twisk-Abbekerk, and Medemblik, and the former congregations of Bovenkarspel and Venhuizen, now extinct; (b) in German literature the present Dutch province of Friesland, to distinguish it from the German province of East Friesland.

Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Scottdale, Pennsylvania, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 920. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.

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MLA style: van der Zijpp, Nanne. "West Friesland." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2009 <http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/W4727.html>

APA style: van der Zijpp, Nanne. (1959). "West Friesland." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2009 <http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/W4727.html>
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