Weststellingwerf
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| Country | Netherlands | ||
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| Province | Friesland | ||
| Area (2006) | |||
| - Total | 228.36 km² (88.2 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 222.15 km² (85.8 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 6.20 km² (2.4 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January 2008) | |||
| - Total | 25,679 | ||
| - Density | 115/km² (297.8/sq mi) | ||
| Source: CBS, Statline. | |||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
Weststellingwerf (pronunciation ) 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.
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[edit] Population centres
Blesdijke, Boijl, De Blesse, De Hoeve, Langelille, Munnekeburen, Nijeholtpade, Nijeholtwolde, Nijelamer, Nijetrijne, Noordwolde, Oldeholtpade, Oldeholtwolde, Oldelamer, Oldetrijne, Oosterstreek, Peperga, Scherpenzeel, Slijkenburg, Sonnega, Spanga, Steggerda, Ter Idzard, Vinkega, Wolvega, Zandhuizen.
[edit] Wolvega
Wolvega is the capital city of Weststellingwerf.
[edit] Peperga
Peperga is the birth place of the last governor of New Amsterdam, Peter Stuyvesant.
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