Weststellingwerf

Weststellingwerf
Municipality

Weststellingwerf city hall

Flag
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Weststellingwerf in a municipal map of Friesland
Location in Friesland
Coordinates: 52°53′N 6°0′E / 52.883°N 6.000°E / 52.883; 6.000Coordinates: 52°53′N 6°0′E / 52.883°N 6.000°E / 52.883; 6.000
Country Netherlands
Province Friesland
Government[1]
 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor Gerard van Klaveren (VVD)
Area[2]
 • 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[3] 2 m (7 ft)
Population (May 2014)[4]
 • Total 25,486
 • Density 115/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode 8388–8398, 8470–8489
Area code 0527, 0561
Website www.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" [Burgemeester G. van Klaveren] (in Dutch). Gemeente Weststellingwerf. 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. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
 Heerenveen Ooststellingwerf
De Friese Meren
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