Ooststellingwerf
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Ooststellingwerf
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 Lock in canal through Appelscha | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in Friesland | |
| Coordinates: 53°0′N 6°18′E / 53.000°N 6.300°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Friesland |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Jack Werkman (VVD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 226.11 km2 (87.30 sq mi) |
| • Land | 223.42 km2 (86.26 sq mi) |
| • Water | 2.69 km2 (1.04 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | 25,464 |
| • Density | 114/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 8420–8435 |
| Area code | 0516 |
| Website | www |
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.
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, September 2023
