Weststellingwerf

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 Weststellingwarf (Stellingwerfs)
Municipality
Weststellingwerf town hall in Wolvega
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Friesland
Coordinates: 52°53′N 6°0′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Government [1]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Stieneke van der Graaf (CU, acting)
Area [2]
• 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 [3]	2 m (7 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.weststellingwerf.nl

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

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

Station Wolvega

Wolvega is the administrative centre of Weststellingwerf, where the town hall is situated.

Transport

Weststellingwerf is served by Wolvega railway station.

Notable people

Peter Stuyvesant, 1660

• 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
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  Keersluis in de Linde
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  Noardwâlde, PKN-tsjerke