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Weststellingwerf (; Stellingwarfs: or ) is a municipality in the province of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. It borders both Drenthe and Overijssel. 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.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Weststellingwerf
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline
Gemeentehuis Weststellingwerf.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Weststellingwerf town hall in Wolvega
Settlement.image_flag
Weststellingwerf flag.svg
Settlement.flag_size
100x67px
Settlement.image_shield
Weststellingwerf wapen.svg
Settlement.shield_size
100x80px
Settlement.image_map
NL - locator map municipality code GM0098 (2016).png
Settlement.map_alt
Position of Weststellingwerf in a map of Friesland
Settlement.map_caption
Location in Friesland
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Friesland
Settlement.governing_body
Municipal council
Settlement.leader_party
CU, acting
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor

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Wikidata facts

Located in
Friesland
Capital
Wolvega
Population
26130
Area
228.36
Elevation
2
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Shares border with
Heerenveen
Official website
www.weststellingwerf.nl
Image
Gemeentehuis Weststellingwerf.jpg
Households
10981
Dialing code
0561
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category of associated people
Category:People from Weststellingwerf
Commons category
Weststellingwerf
contains settlement
Ter Idzard
postal code
8470–8489
topic's main category
Category:Weststellingwerf
native label
Weststellingwerf
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+310561
partnership with
Tresoar
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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • Population centres
  • Topography
  • Administrative centre
  • Transport
  • Notable people
  • Gallery
  • References
  • External links

Weststellingwerf (; Stellingwarfs: or ) is a municipality in the province of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. It borders both Drenthe and Overijssel. 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 ==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Weststellingwerf” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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