Weststellingwerf (; Stellingwarfs: or ) is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...

in the province of

Friesland Friesland (, ; official fry, Fryslân ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia, is a province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part. It is situated west of Groningen, northwest of Drenthe and Overijssel, north of ...

in the northern

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. It is one of the municipalities of Friesland, where the spoken language is not West Frisian; instead,

Stellingwerfs Stellingwarfs ( nl, Stellingwerfs) is a Westphalian and Friso-Saxon dialect spoken in Ooststellingwerf and Weststellingwerf in the Dutch province of Friesland, and also in Steenwijkerland and Westerveld in the Dutch province of Overijssel an ...

, a dialect of Dutch Low Saxon, is spoken here.

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.''

Wolvega

Wolvega Wolvega ( nds, Wolvege), ( fry, Wolvegea) is the 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 the capital and largest tow ...

is the capital city of Weststellingwerf.

Transportation

Railway Station:

Notable people

Peter Stuyvesant Peter Stuyvesant (; in Dutch also ''Pieter'' and ''Petrus'' Stuyvesant, ; 1610 – August 1672)Mooney, James E. "Stuyvesant, Peter" in p.1256 was a Dutch colonial officer who served as the last Dutch director-general of the colony of New Ne ...

(1592–1672) last governor of

New Amsterdam New Amsterdam ( nl, Nieuw Amsterdam, or ) was a 17th-century Dutch settlement established at the southern tip of Manhattan Island that served as the seat of the colonial government in New Netherland. The initial trading ''factory'' gave rise ...

Johan Eilerts de Haan Johannes Gijsbert Willem Jacobus (Johan) Eilerts de Haan (born in Noordwolde, October 3, 1865 - died in the interior of Suriname, August 29, 1910) was a Dutch explorer and soldier. Eilerts de Haan Nature Park in Suriname is named for him. Biog ...

(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 The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Lake Placid 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from February 13 to 24, 1980, in Lake Placid, New York, United States. Lake Placid was elected ...

Gerard van Klaveren Gerard van Klaveren (born May 7, 1951 in Terneuzen) is a Dutch politician. From 2005 to 2017 he has been mayor of the Dutch municipality of Weststellingwerf,

(born 1951) politician, Mayor of Weststellingwerf 2005-2017 *

Monique Knol Monique Knol (born 31 March 1964 in Wolvega, Friesland) is a former racing cyclist from the Netherlands, who won a medal in two consecutive Summer Olympics (gold and bronze), starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. There she won the road race, ...

(born 1964) former racing cyclist, won gold and bronze medals in two consecutive Summer Olympics

Gallery

File:Kerk Boijl.jpg, Kerk Boijl File:Molen Windlust in Noordwolde.JPG, Molen Windlust in Noordwolde File:Keersluis in de Linde - panoramio.jpg, Keersluis in de Linde File:Noardwâlde, PKN-tsjerke.jpg, Noardwâlde, PKN-tsjerke

References

External links

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Official websiteNews and events,Weststellingwerf (Dutch website)
{{Authority control Municipalities of Friesland