Wolvega

Wolvega (), () is the capital and largest town in the municipality of Weststellingwerf in the province of Friesland (Fryslan), in the Netherlands. It had a population of around 13,090 in 2021. Wolvega is also the largest settlement in the Stellingwerven region. It is situated between large towns Heerenveen and Steenwijk.

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Settlement.name: Wolvega
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Wolvega, de Sint Franciscuskerk foto7 2011-05-21 16.03.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: St Francis Church
Settlement.image_map: Map NL Weststellingwerf Wolvegea.png
Settlement.map_caption: Location in Weststellingwerf municipality
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Friesland
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Weststellingwerf
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 13.19

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Image: Gemeentehuis Weststellingwerf.jpg

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Commons category: Wolvega
postal code: 8470–8472
P8168: Ivan Southall

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== History == The village was first mentioned in 1218, and means "settlement of Wolf (person)." The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1646 using material from its medieval predecessor. The tower was rebuilt after a fire in 1894.