Weststellingwerf

Weststellingwerf (pronunciation , Stellingwarfs: Weststellingwarf / 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.

Weststellingwerf
Municipality
Weststellingwerf city hall
Flag
Coat of arms
Location in Friesland
Coordinates: 52°53′N 6°0′E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceFriesland
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorAndré van de Nadort (PvdA)
Area
 • Total228.45 km2 (88.21 sq mi)
 • Land221.19 km2 (85.40 sq mi)
 • Water7.26 km2 (2.80 sq mi)
Elevation2 m (7 ft)
Population
 (January 2019)[4]
 • Total25,840
 • Density117/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
8388–8398, 8470–8489
Area code0527, 0561
Websitewww.weststellingwerf.nl

Population centres

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Weststellingwerf, 2013.

Wolvega
Station Wolvega

Wolvega is the capital city of Weststellingwerf.

Transportation

Railway Station: Wolvega

Notable people
Peter Stuyvesant, 1660
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References
  1. "Burgemeester G. van Klaveren" [Burgemeester G. van Klaveren] (in Dutch). Gemeente Weststellingwerf. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  2. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  3. "Postcodetool for 8471KR". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  4. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  5. "Stuyvesant, Peter" . Encyclopædia Britannica. 25 (11th ed.). 1911.
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