Ooststellingwerf

Ooststellingwerf
Ooststellingwarf (Stellingwerfs)
Municipality
Lock in canal through Appelscha
Lock in canal through Appelscha
Flag of Ooststellingwerf
Flag
Coat of arms of Ooststellingwerf
Coat of arms
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; 6.300
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceFriesland
Government
[1]
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorJack Werkman (VVD)
Area
[2]
 • Total
226.11 km2 (87.30 sq mi)
 • Land223.42 km2 (86.26 sq mi)
 • Water2.69 km2 (1.04 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
7 m (23 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[4]
 • Total
25,464
 • 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] ⓘ; Stellingwarfs: Ooststellingwarf) is a municipality in the province of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. It is one of the municipalities of Friesland where Stellingwerfs, a dialect of Dutch Low Saxon, is spoken rather than West Frisian.

Population centres

Hamlets

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


Map of the municipality of Ooststellingwerf, June 2015

Notable people

Marrit Steenbergen, 2015

Sport

References

  1. ^ "College" [Executive board] (in Dutch). Gemeente Ooststellingwerf. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  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 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.


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