| Weststellingwerf Weststellingwarf (Stellingwerfs) | |
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| Municipality | |
 Weststellingwerf city hall | |
 Flag Coat of arms | |
 Location in Friesland | |
| Coordinates: 52°53′N 6°0′E / 52.883°N 6.000°E / 52.883; 6.000 | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Friesland |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | André van de Nadort (PvdA) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 228.45 km (88.21 sq mi) |
| • Land | 220.30 km (85.06 sq mi) |
| • Water | 8.15 km (3.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 26,130 |
| • Density | 119/km (310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 8388–8398, 8470–8489 |
| Area code | 0527, 0561 |
| Website | www |
Weststellingwerf (Dutch: [ˈʋɛststɛlɪŋˌʋɛr(ə)f] ; Stellingwarfs: Weststellingwarf or Stellingwarf-Westaende) is a municipality in the province of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. It is one of the municipalities of Friesland where the spoken language is not West Frisian; instead, Stellingwerfs, a dialect of Dutch Low Saxon, is spoken here.
Population centres
- Blesdijke
- Boijl
- De Blesse
- De Hoeve
- Langelille
- Munnekeburen
- Nijeholtpade
- Nijeholtwolde
- Nijelamer
- Nijetrijne
- Noordwolde
- Oldeholtpade
- Oldeholtwolde
- Oldelamer
- Oldetrijne
- Oosterstreek
- Peperga
- Scherpenzeel
- Slijkenburg
- Sonnega
- Spanga
- Steggerda
- Ter Idzard
- Vinkega
- Wolvega
- Zandhuizen
A small part of the village Willemsoord lays within Weststellingwerf and Noordwolde-Zuid is also mainly named as a village, but stated by municipality as a hamlet.
The other hamlets are: Boekelte, Gracht, Munnekezeel, Overburen, Rijsberkampen, Rode Dorp, Schoterzijl (partially) and Zuid (partially)
Topography
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Weststellingwerf, 2013.
Wolvega
Wolvega is the capital city of Weststellingwerf.
Transportation
Railway Station: Wolvega
Notable people
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- Peter Stuyvesant (1592–1672) last governor of New Amsterdam
- Johan Eilerts de Haan (1865-1910) Dutch explorer and soldier
- Johan van Minnen (1932–2016) journalist and politician.
- Johan Veenstra (born 1946) an author, poet and columnist
- Sijtje van der Lende (born 1950) former speed skater, competed at the 1976 and 1980 Winter Olympics
- Gerard van Klaveren (born 1951) politician, Mayor of Weststellingwerf 2005-2017
- Monique Knol (born 1964) former racing cyclist, won gold and bronze medals in two consecutive Summer Olympics
Gallery
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Kerk Boijl
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Molen Windlust in Noordwolde
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Keersluis in de Linde
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Noardwâlde, PKN-tsjerke
References
- "Burgemeester G. van Klaveren" [Burgemeester G. van Klaveren] (in Dutch). Gemeente Weststellingwerf. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- "Postcodetool for 8471KR". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- "Stuyvesant, Peter" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 25 (11th ed.). 1911.
External links
Media related to Weststellingwerf at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
- News and events,Weststellingwerf (Dutch website)
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