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Weststellingwerf

*Weststellingwarf* (Stellingwerfs)
Weststellingwerf Weststellingwarf (Stellingwerfs)
Municipality
	Weststellingwerf city hall
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location in Friesland
	Coordinates: 52°53′N 6°0′E / 52.883°N 6.000°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Government
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	André van de Nadort (PvdA)
Area
• Total	228.45 km2 (88.21 sq mi)
• Land	220.30 km2 (85.06 sq mi)
• Water	8.15 km2 (3.15 sq mi)
Elevation	2 m (7 ft)
Population (January 2021)
• Total	26,130
• Density	119/km2 (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.nl

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

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

Peter Stuyvesant (1592–1672) last governor of New Amsterdam^[5]
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

Kerk Boijl
Molen Windlust in Noordwolde
Keersluis in de Linde
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)

[mayor_now-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 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.

[AHN-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 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

[5] "Stuyvesant, Peter" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 25 (11th ed.). 1911.

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