Weststellingwerf (Dutch: [ˈʋɛststɛlɪŋˌʋɛr(ə)f] (
listen); Stellingwarfs: Weststellingwarf or 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
Weststellingwarf (Stellingwerfs) | |
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Municipality | |
Weststellingwerf city hall | |
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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 |
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)
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Weststellingwerf, 2013.
Wolvega is the capital city of Weststellingwerf.
Railway Station: Wolvega

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List of cities, towns and villages in Friesland | |
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