Ooststellingwerf

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Ooststellingwerf
Ooststellingwarf  (Stellingwerfs)
Lock in canal through Appelscha
Lock in canal through Appelscha
Flag of Ooststellingwerf
Coat of arms of Ooststellingwerf
Position of Ooststellingwerf in a map of Friesland
Location in Friesland
Coordinates: 53°0′N 6°18′E / 53.000°N 6.300°E / 53.000; 6.300Coordinates: 53°0′N 6°18′E / 53.000°N 6.300°E / 53.000; 6.300
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceFriesland
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorHarry Oosterman (CDA)
Area
 • Total226.11 km2 (87.30 sq mi)
 • Land223.42 km2 (86.26 sq mi)
 • Water2.69 km2 (1.04 sq mi)
Elevation7 m (23 ft)
Population
 (January 2019)[4]
 • Total25,497
 • Density114/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
8420–8435
Area code0516
Websitewww.ooststellingwerf.nl

Ooststellingwerf (Dutch: [ˈoːststɛlɪŋˌʋɛr(ə)f] (audio speaker iconlisten); Stellingwarfs: Ooststellingwarf) 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[edit]

Hamlets[edit]

The hamlets within the municipality are: 't Hoogezand, Aekinga, Bekhof, Bentemaden, Boekhorst, Bovenveld, Bûterheideveld, Buttinga, Canada, De Bult, De Knolle, De Koelanden, De Monden (partially), De Riete, Deddingabuurt, Drie Tolhekken, Elleboog, Egypte, Frankrijk, Hoogeduurswoude, Janssenstichting, Jardinga, Konijnenbuurt, Koudenburg, Klazinga, Laagduurswoude, Medhuizen, Moskou (partially), Nanninga, Nieuwe Vaart, Oude Willem (partially), Petersburg (partially), Prandinga, Rolpaal, Schottelenburg, Schrappinga, Terwisscha, Tronde, Twijtel, Veneburen, Venekoten, Weper, Weperpolder, Willemstad, Zuid (partially) and Zuidhorn.


Topography[edit]

Gem-Ooststellingwerf-OpenTopo.jpg

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Ooststellingwerf, June 2015

Notable people[edit]

Marrit Steenbergen, 2015

Sport[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "College" [Executive board] (in Dutch). Gemeente Ooststellingwerf. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Postcodetool for 8431LE". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  4. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.

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