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 | |
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![]() Weststellingwerf city hall | |
![]() Flag ![]() Coat of arms | |
![]() Location in Friesland | |
Coordinates: 52°53′N 6°0′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 2019)[4] | |
• Total | 25,840 |
• Density | 117/km2 (300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | 8388–8398, 8470–8489 |
Area code | 0527, 0561 |
Website | www |
Population centres
Topography
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Weststellingwerf, 2013.
Wolvega
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Station Wolvega
Wolvega is the capital city of Weststellingwerf. and it is the head-dorp frowm weststellingwerff
Transportation
Railway Station: Wolvega
Notable people
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Peter Stuyvesant, 1660
- 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 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- Encyclopædia Britannica. 25 (11th ed.). 1911. .
External links
Media related to Weststellingwerf at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- News and events,Weststellingwerf (Dutch website)
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