Weststellingwerf
Municipality in Friesland, Netherlands
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Weststellingwerf (Dutch: [ˈʋɛststɛlɪŋˌʋɛr(ə)f] ⓘ; Stellingwarfs: Weststellingwarf or Stellingwarf-Westaende) is a municipality in the province of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. It borders both Drenthe and Overijssel. 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 town hall in Wolvega | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.png) Location in Friesland | |
| Coordinates: 52°53′N 6°0′E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Friesland |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Stieneke van der Graaf (CU, acting) |
| 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 (6.6 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | 26,130 |
| • Density | 119/km2 (310/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
A small part of the village Willemsoord lays within Weststellingwerf and Noordwolde-Zuid is also mainly named as a village, but stated by municipality as a hamlet.
The other hamlets are: Boekelte, Gracht, Munnekezeel, Overburen, Rijsberkampen, Rode Dorp, Schoterzijl (partially) and Zuid (partially).
Topography
Administrative centre
Wolvega is the administrative centre of Weststellingwerf, where the town hall is situated.
Transport
Weststellingwerf is served by Wolvega railway station.
Notable people
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- 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
