Friesland is a small unincorporated community in Pine County, Minnesota, United States. Friesland is located between Hinckley and Sandstone near the intersection of Pine County 61, Pine County 26, and the former Northern Pacific Railway (now the Willard Munger State Trail). In 1977, the Minnesota DOT estimated its population as 40 people.
Located in the southeastern corner of Dell Grove Township, Pine County, Minnesota, the community is named after the northern province of the Netherlands. The community was originally called South Junction, as it was at the juncture of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific railroads. It operated a post office 1896-1917.
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