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Weststellingwerf
Weststellingwarf (Stellingwerfs)
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Weststellingwerf city hall
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Location in Friesland
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| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | Friesland | ||
| Government | |||
| • Body | Municipal council | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 228.45 km2 (88.21 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 221.19 km2 (85.40 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 7.26 km2 (2.80 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 2 m (7 ft) | ||
| Population
(May 2014)
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| • Total | 25,486 | ||
| • Density | 115/km2 (300/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | ||
| Postcode |
8388–8398, 8470–8489
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| Area code | 0527, 0561 | ||
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
