Ooststellingwerf

Ooststellingwerf
Ooststellingwarf (Stellingwerfs)
Lock in canal through Appelscha
Lock in canal through Appelscha
Flag of Ooststellingwerf
Coat of arms of Ooststellingwerf
Position of Ooststellingwerf in a map of Friesland
Location in Friesland
Coordinates: 53°0′N 6°18′E / 53.000°N 6.300°E / 53.000; 6.300
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceFriesland
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorJack Werkman (VVD)
Area
 • Total
226.11 km2 (87.30 sq mi)
 • Land223.42 km2 (86.26 sq mi)
 • Water2.69 km2 (1.04 sq mi)
Elevation7 m (23 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[4]
 • Total
25,464
 • Density114/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
8420–8435
Area code0516
Websitewww.ooststellingwerf.nl

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.

  1. ^ "College" [Executive board] (in Dutch). Gemeente Ooststellingwerf. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  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.