Weststellingwerf
Weststellingwerf | |||
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Municipality | |||
Weststellingwerf city hall | |||
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Location in Friesland | |||
Coordinates: 52°53′N 6°0′E / 52.883°N 6.000°ECoordinates: 52°53′N 6°0′E / 52.883°N 6.000°E | |||
Country | Netherlands | ||
Province | Friesland | ||
Government[1] | |||
• Body | Municipal council | ||
• Mayor | Gerard van Klaveren (VVD) | ||
Area[2] | |||
• Total | 228.45 km2 (88.21 sq mi) | ||
• Land | 221.19 km2 (85.40 sq mi) | ||
• Water | 7.26 km2 (2.80 sq mi) | ||
Elevation[3] | 2 m (7 ft) | ||
Population (November 2013)[4] | |||
• Total | 25,464 | ||
• Density | 115/km2 (300/sq mi) | ||
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
Postcode | 8388–8398, 8470–8489 | ||
Area code | 0527, 0561 | ||
Website | www.weststellingwerf.nl |
Weststellingwerf ( pronunciation (help·info), Stellingwarfs: Weststellingwarf / 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.
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.
Topography
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Weststellingwerf, 2013.
Wolvega
Wolvega is the capital city of Weststellingwerf.
Transportation
Railway Station: Wolvega
Peperga
Peperga is the birthplace of the last governor of New Amsterdam, Peter Stuyvesant.
References
- ↑ "Burgemeester G. van Klaveren" [Burgemeester G. van Klaveren] (in Dutch). Gemeente Weststellingwerf. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ↑ "Postcodetool for 8471KR". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
External links
- Media related to Weststellingwerf at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- News and events,Weststellingwerf (Dutch website)
Heerenveen | Ooststellingwerf | |||
De Friese Meren | ||||
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Steenwijkerland (OV) | Westerveld (DR) |