Ooststellingwerf Explained

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.

Population centres

Hamlets

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.

Topography


Map of the municipality of Ooststellingwerf, June 2015

Notable people

Sport

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: College . Executive board . nl . Gemeente Ooststellingwerf . 5 May 2024 .
  2. Web site: Postcodetool for 8431LE . nl . . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 22 September 2013.