Ooststellingwerf | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Flag Size: | 100x67px |
Map Alt: | Position of Ooststellingwerf in a map of Friesland |
Coordinates: | 53°N 24°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Friesland |
Government Footnotes: | [1] |
Governing Body: | Municipal council |
Leader Party: | VVD |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Jack Werkman |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation M: | 7 |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
Postal Code: | 8420–8435 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 0516 |
Ooststellingwerf (in Dutch; Flemish ˈoːststɛlɪŋˌʋɛr(ə)f/; Stellingwarfs: Ooststellingwarf) is a municipality in the province of Friesland in the northern Netherlands.It is one of the municipalities of Friesland where Stellingwerfs, a dialect of Dutch Low Saxon, is spoken rather than West Frisian.
The hamlets within the municipality are: 't Hoogezand, Aekinga, Bekhof, Bentemaden, Boekhorst, Bovenveld, Bûterheideveld, Buttinga, Canada, De Bult, De Knolle, De Koelanden, De Monden (partially), De Riete, Deddingabuurt, Drie Tolhekken, Elleboog, Egypte, Frankrijk, Hoogeduurswoude, Janssenstichting, Jardinga, Konijnenbuurt, Koudenburg, Klazinga, Laagduurswoude, Medhuizen, Moskou (partially), Nanninga, Nieuwe Vaart, Oude Willem (partially), Petersburg (partially), Prandinga, Rolpaal, Schottelenburg, Schrappinga, Terwisscha, Tronde, Twijtel, Veneburen, Venekoten, Weper, Weperpolder, Willemstad, Zuid (partially) and Zuidhorn.
Map of the municipality of Ooststellingwerf, June 2015