Ooststellingwerf
Ooststellingwerf
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Lock in canal through Appelscha | |
Location in Friesland | |
| Coordinates: 53°0′N 6°18′E / 53.000°N 6.300°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Friesland |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Jack Werkman (VVD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 226.11 km2 (87.30 sq mi) |
| • Land | 223.42 km2 (86.26 sq mi) |
| • Water | 2.69 km2 (1.04 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Population (January 2021) | |
• Total | 25,464 |
| • Density | 114/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 8420–8435 |
| Area code | 0516 |
| Website | www |
Ooststellingwerf (Dutch: [ˈoːststɛlɪŋˌʋɛr(ə)f] ⓘ; Stellingwarfs: Ooststellingwarf) is a municipality in the province of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. It is one of the municipalities of Friesland where Stellingwerfs, a dialect of Dutch Low Saxon, is spoken rather than West Frisian.