Weststellingwerf

Weststellingwerf (Dutch: [ˈʋɛststɛlɪŋˌʋɛr(ə)f] ; Stellingwarfs: Weststellingwarf or Stellingwarf-Westaende) 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.

Weststellingwerf
Weststellingwarf (Stellingwerfs)
Weststellingwerf city hall
Location in Friesland
Coordinates: 52°53′N 6°0′E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceFriesland
Government
  BodyMunicipal council
  MayorAndré van de Nadort (PvdA)
Area
  Total228.45 km2 (88.21 sq mi)
  Land220.30 km2 (85.06 sq mi)
  Water8.15 km2 (3.15 sq mi)
Elevation
2 m (7 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)
  Total26,130
  Density119/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
8388–8398, 8470–8489
Area code0527, 0561
Websitewww.weststellingwerf.nl
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