Ooststellingwerf | |||
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Municipality | |||
Lock in canal through Appelscha
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Location in Friesland |
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Coordinates: 53°0′N 6°18′E / 53.000°N 6.300°ECoordinates: 53°0′N 6°18′E / 53.000°N 6.300°E | |||
Country | Netherlands | ||
Province | Friesland | ||
Government | |||
• Body | Municipal council | ||
• Mayor | Harry Oosterman (CDA) | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 226.11 km2 (87.30 sq mi) | ||
• Land | 224.16 km2 (86.55 sq mi) | ||
• Water | 1.95 km2 (0.75 sq mi) | ||
Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) | ||
Population (February 2017) | |||
• Total | 25,696 | ||
• Density | 115/km2 (300/sq mi) | ||
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
Postcode | 8420–8435 | ||
Area code | 0516 | ||
Website | www |
Ooststellingwerf [ˈoːststɛlɪŋˌʋɛr(ə)f] is a municipality in the province of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. 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.
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Ooststellingwerf, June 2015