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| name = Weststellingwerf | | name = Weststellingwerf | ||
| native_name = {{native name|stl|Weststellingwarf}} | | native_name = {{native name|stl|Weststellingwarf}} | ||
| settlement_type = [[ | | settlement_type = [[Municipalities of the Netherlands|Municipality]] | ||
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| image_caption = Weststellingwerf | | image_caption = Weststellingwerf town hall in [[Wolvega]] | ||
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| map_alt = Position of Weststellingwerf in a map of Friesland | | map_alt = Position of Weststellingwerf in a map of Friesland | ||
| map_caption = Location in Friesland | | map_caption = Location in Friesland | ||
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| governing_body = [[Municipal council (Netherlands)|Municipal council]] | | governing_body = [[Municipal council (Netherlands)|Municipal council]] | ||
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| leader_title = [[ | | leader_title = [[Burgomaster|Mayor]] | ||
| leader_name = [[ | | leader_name = [[Stieneke van der Graaf]] | ||
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'''Weststellingwerf''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈʋɛststɛlɪŋˌʋɛr(ə)f|lang|468 Weststellingwerf.ogg}}; [[Stellingwarfs]]: {{lang|stl|Weststellingwarf}} or {{lang|stl|Stellingwarf-Westaende}}) is a [[Municipalities of the Netherlands|municipality]] in the province of [[Friesland]] in the northern [[Netherlands]]. | '''Weststellingwerf''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈʋɛststɛlɪŋˌʋɛr(ə)f|lang|468 Weststellingwerf.ogg}}; [[Stellingwarfs]]: {{lang|stl|Weststellingwarf}} or {{lang|stl|Stellingwarf-Westaende}}) is a [[Municipalities of the Netherlands|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 language|West Frisian]]; instead, [[Stellingwerfs]], a dialect of [[Dutch Low Saxon]], is spoken here. | ||
It is one of the municipalities of Friesland where the spoken language is not [[West Frisian language|West Frisian]]; instead, [[Stellingwerfs]], a dialect of [[Dutch Low Saxon]], is spoken here. | |||
== Population centres == | == Population centres == | ||
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A small part of the village [[Willemsoord, Steenwijkerland|Willemsoord]] lays within Weststellingwerf and [[Noordwolde-Zuid]] is also mainly named as a village, but stated by municipality as a hamlet. | A small part of the village [[Willemsoord, Steenwijkerland|Willemsoord]] lays within Weststellingwerf and [[Noordwolde-Zuid]] is also mainly named as a village, but stated by municipality as a hamlet. | ||
The other hamlets are: [[Boekelte]], [[Gracht (Weststellingwerf)|Gracht]], [[Munnekezeel]], [[Overburen]], [[Rijsberkampen]], [[Rode Dorp (Weststellingwerf)|Rode Dorp]], [[Schoterzijl]] (partially) and [[Zuid, Friesland|Zuid]] (partially) | The other hamlets are: [[Boekelte]], [[Gracht (Weststellingwerf)|Gracht]], [[Munnekezeel]], [[Overburen]], [[Rijsberkampen]], [[Rode Dorp (Weststellingwerf)|Rode Dorp]], [[Schoterzijl]] (partially) and [[Zuid, Friesland|Zuid]] (partially). | ||
===Topography=== | ===Topography=== | ||
[[File:2013-Weststellingwerf.jpg|475px|]] | [[File:2013-Weststellingwerf.jpg|475px|Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Weststellingwerf, 2013]] | ||
===Administrative centre=== | |||
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[[File:Station Wolvega 09c.JPG|130px|thumb|Station Wolvega]] | [[File:Station Wolvega 09c.JPG|130px|thumb|Station Wolvega]] | ||
[[Wolvega]] is the administrative centre of Weststellingwerf, where the town hall is situated. | |||
==Transport== | |||
Weststellingwerf is served by [[Wolvega railway station]]. | |||
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== Notable people == | ==Notable people== | ||
[[File:Petrus (Peter Pieter) Stuyvesant portrait c1660.jpg|130px|thumb|Peter Stuyvesant, 1660]] | [[File:Petrus (Peter Pieter) Stuyvesant portrait c1660.jpg|130px|thumb|Peter Stuyvesant, 1660]] | ||
* [[Peter Stuyvesant]] (1592–1672) last governor of [[New Amsterdam]]<ref>{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Stuyvesant, Peter |volume= 25 |short=x}}</ref> | * [[Peter Stuyvesant]] (1592–1672) last governor of [[New Amsterdam]]<ref>{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Stuyvesant, Peter |volume= 25 |short=x}}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 13:51, 4 June 2025
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Population centres
A small part of the village Willemsoord lays within Weststellingwerf and Noordwolde-Zuid is also mainly named as a village, but stated by municipality as a hamlet.
The other hamlets are: Boekelte, Gracht, Munnekezeel, Overburen, Rijsberkampen, Rode Dorp, Schoterzijl (partially) and Zuid (partially).
Topography
Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Weststellingwerf, 2013
Administrative centre
Wolvega is the administrative centre of Weststellingwerf, where the town hall is situated.
Transport
Weststellingwerf is served by Wolvega railway station.
Notable people
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- Peter Stuyvesant (1592–1672) last governor of New Amsterdam[1]
- Johan Eilerts de Haan (1865-1910) Dutch explorer and soldier
- Johan van Minnen (1932–2016) journalist and politician.
- Johan Veenstra (born 1946) an author, poet and columnist
- Sijtje van der Lende (born 1950) former speed skater, competed at the 1976 and 1980 Winter Olympics
- Gerard van Klaveren (born 1951) politician, Mayor of Weststellingwerf 2005-2017
- Monique Knol (born 1964) former racing cyclist, won gold and bronze medals in two consecutive Summer Olympics
Gallery
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Kerk Boijl
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Molen Windlust in Noordwolde
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Keersluis in de Linde
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Noardwâlde, PKN-tsjerke
References
External links
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