Ooststellingwerf
Ooststellingwarf (Stellingwerfs) | |
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Lock in canal through Appelscha | |
![]() Location in Friesland | |
Coordinates: 53°0′N 6°18′E / 53.000°N 6.300°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Friesland |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Jack Werkman (VVD) |
Area | |
• Total | 226.11 km2 (87.30 sq mi) |
• Land | 223.42 km2 (86.26 sq mi) |
• Water | 2.69 km2 (1.04 sq mi) |
Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | 25,464 |
• Density | 114/km2 (300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | 8420–8435 |
Area code | 0516 |
Website | www |
Ooststellingwerf (Dutch: [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.