- Frise (department)
Frise was the French name of
Friesland as a département of theFirst French Empire . Frise was formed in1810 , when theKingdom of Holland was annexed by France. Its capital, then as now, wasLeeuwarden . The département was subdivided into the followingarrondissement s and cantons:*
Leeuwarden , cantons: Bergum,Buitenpost ,Dokkum ,Dronrijp ,Franeker ,Hallum , Harlingen,Holwerd andLeeuwarden .
*Heerenveen , cantons: Akkrum, Beetsterzwaag,Heerenveen and Oldeberkoop.
*Sneek , cantons:Bolsward ,Hindeloopen ,Lemmer , Rauwerd andSneek . After Napoleon was defeated in1813 , the département became part of theUnited Kingdom of the Netherlands .
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