419x Friesland is an amazing book
Reviewer: Don - October 28, 2005I came across an amazing book in Dutch "419x Friesland" by Peter Karstkarel (ISBN 90 330 1191 3 Fries Pers Boekerij, Leeuwarden). It's in Dutch but it has photos of nearly every city, town and village in Friesland. It is stacked with history and some photos of each place. If you like this kind of thing this book should earn near pride of place in your book collection. It is a great way to see the place without actually going anywhere. Well it will help you see some places that you will really want to visit.
I've been reading up on Harlingen, Franekar, Dokkum, Lemmer and a town I have not previously mentioned Joure. They look very interesting.
Then there is Mantgum a large village on the Leeuwarden to Sneek railway line. We have been looking at houses via Internet and came across this area but not this village. But from the book this looks like a possible good place to live. I'll check it out.
This book though is full of gems like Molkwerum (which is a rural maze, but looked fantastic when we drove through). There is a village called It Heidensekip (would mean Pagan Chicken? in Dutch, but in Friesian?) and then there are the standard jokes about Sexbierum.
Highly recommended. I can hardly put this book down.
Date bought: 22 October 2005
Book Title: 419x Friesland
Book Author: Peter Karstkarel
ISBN: 90 330 1191 3
Published by: Fries Pers Boekerij, Leeuwarden, NL.
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