Ooststellingwerf
Ooststellingwerf | |||
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Municipality | |||
Lock in canal through Appelscha | |||
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Location in Friesland | |||
Coordinates: 53°0′N 6°18′E / 53.000°N 6.300°ECoordinates: 53°0′N 6°18′E / 53.000°N 6.300°E | |||
Country | Netherlands | ||
Province | Friesland | ||
Government[1] | |||
• Body | Municipal council | ||
• Mayor | Harry Oosterman (CDA) | ||
Area[2] | |||
• Total | 226.11 km2 (87.30 sq mi) | ||
• Land | 224.16 km2 (86.55 sq mi) | ||
• Water | 1.95 km2 (0.75 sq mi) | ||
Elevation[3] | 7 m (23 ft) | ||
Population (May 2014)[4] | |||
• Total | 25,696 | ||
• Density | 115/km2 (300/sq mi) | ||
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
Postcode | 8420–8435 | ||
Area code | 0516 | ||
Website |
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Ooststellingwerf [ˈoːststɛlɪŋˌʋɛr(ə)f] is a municipality in the province of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. 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.
Population centres
- Appelscha
- Donkerbroek
- Elsloo
- Fochteloo
- Haule
- Haulerwijk
- Langedijke
- Makkinga
- Nijeberkoop
- Oldeberkoop
- Oosterwolde
- Ravenswoud
- Waskemeer
Topography
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Ooststellingwerf, June 2015
References
- ↑ "College" [Executive board] (in Dutch). Gemeente Ooststellingwerf. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ↑ "Postcodetool for 8431LE". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
External links
- Media related to Ooststellingwerf at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
Opsterland | |
Noordenveld (DR) | ||
Heerenveen | ||||
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Weststellingwerf | Westerveld (DR) | Midden-Drenthe (DR) |
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