Ooststellingwerf

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.

Ooststellingwerf
Ooststellingwarf (Stellingwerfs)
Municipality
Lock in canal through Appelscha
Lock in canal through Appelscha
Flag of Ooststellingwerf
Flag
Coat of arms of Ooststellingwerf
Coat of arms
Position of Ooststellingwerf in a map of Friesland
Location in Friesland
Coordinates: 53°0′N 6°18′E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceFriesland
Government
[1]
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorJack Werkman (VVD)
Area
[2]
 • Total226.11 km2 (87.30 sq mi)
 • Land223.42 km2 (86.26 sq mi)
 • Water2.69 km2 (1.04 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
7 m (23 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[4]
 • Total25,464
 • Density114/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
8420–8435
Area code0516
Websitewww.ooststellingwerf.nl

Population centres
  • Appelscha
  • Donkerbroek
  • Elsloo
  • Fochteloo
  • Haule
  • Haulerwijk
  • Langedijke
  • Makkinga
  • Nijeberkoop
  • Oldeberkoop
  • Oosterwolde
  • Ravenswoud
  • Waskemeer

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
Marrit Steenbergen, 2015
  • Anne Vondeling (1916 in Appelscha – 1979) a Dutch politician
  • Prof Dirk ter Haar FRSE FIP (1919 in Oosterwolde – 2002) an Anglo-Dutch physicist
  • Piet Bergveld (born 1940 in Oosterwolde) a Dutch emeritus professor of biosensors, invented ISFET

Sport
  • Joop Alberda (born 1952 in Oosterwolde) a retired volleyball coach
  • Halbe Zijlstra (born 1969 in Oosterwolde) a retired Dutch politician
  • Jan Kromkamp (born 1980 in Makkinga) a Dutch retired footballer with 316 club caps
  • Sjoerd Hamburger (born 1983 in Oldeberkoop) a rower who competes in the single scull, competed in the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics
  • Marrit Steenbergen (born 2000 in Ooststellingwerf) a Dutch competitive swimmer, gold medallist at the 2015 European Games

References
  1. "College" [Executive board] (in Dutch). Gemeente Ooststellingwerf. Retrieved 5 May 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. "Postcodetool for 8431LE". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  4. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
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