Weststellingwerf

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Weststellingwerf
Municipality
Weststellingwerf city hall
Weststellingwerf city hall
Flag of Weststellingwerf
Flag
Coat of arms of Weststellingwerf
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Weststellingwerf in a municipal map of Friesland
Location in Friesland
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceFriesland
Government
[1]
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorGerard van Klaveren (VVD)
Area
[2]
 • Total228.45 km2 (88.21 sq mi)
 • Land220.30 km2 (85.06 sq mi)
 • Water8.15 km2 (3.15 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
2 m (7 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[4]
 • Total26,130
 • Density119/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
8388–8398, 8470–8489
Area code0527, 0561
Websitewww.weststellingwerf.nl

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.

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.

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Weststellingwerf, 2013.

Wolvega

Wolvega is the capital city of Weststellingwerf.

Transportation

Railway Station: Wolvega

Peperga

Peperga is the birthplace of the last governor of New Amsterdam, Peter Stuyvesant.

References

  1. ^ "Burgemeester G. van Klaveren" (in Dutch). Gemeente Weststellingwerf. Retrieved 5 October 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  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 8471KR". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 5 October 2013. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)
  4. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

External links

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