Ooststellingwerf (Dutch: [ˈoːststɛlɪŋˌʋɛr(ə)f] (listen); Stellingwarfs: Ooststellingwarf) 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.
Ooststellingwerf
Ooststellingwarf (Stellingwerfs) | |
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Municipality | |
Lock in canal through Appelscha | |
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![]() Location in Friesland | |
Coordinates: 53°0′N 6°18′E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Friesland |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Harry Oosterman (CDA) |
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 2019)[4] | |
• Total | 25,497 |
• Density | 114/km2 (300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | 8420–8435 |
Area code | 0516 |
Website | www |
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.
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Ooststellingwerf, June 2015
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