Oosterstreek Explained

Oosterstreek
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates:52.8992°N 6.1692°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1: Friesland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2: Weststellingwerf
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:4.47
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:5
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:545
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:8388
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0561

Oosterstreek (Western Frisian: Easterstreek) is a small village in Weststellingwerf in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 535 in 2017.[3]

The village was first mentioned in 1974 as Oosterstreek, and is a new name for the linear settlement along the Noordwolde to Boijl road,[4] however it was first used around 1930 by the local football club. It means "eastern region" (as viewed from Noordwolde). The area around Oosterstreek was a peat excavation region, and nowadays mainly consists of heath.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 8388MA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 2 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 2 April 2022.
  3. https://www.weststellingwerf.nl/ontdek-weststellingwerf/kerngegevens-gemeente-weststellingwerf_41292/ Villages
  4. Web site: Oosterstreek - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 2 April 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Oosterstreek . Plaatsengids . 2 April 2022.