Northern Netherlands
Friesland
Weststellingwerf Municipality

Oosterstreek

Oosterstreek is a small village in in the province of , the . It had a population of around 535 in 2017. The village was first mentioned in 1974 as Oosterstreek, and is a new name for the linear settlement along the to road, however it was first used around 1930 by the local football club.
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  • Type: Village with 536 residents
  • Description: village in Weststellingwerf, Netherlands
  • Postal code: 8388

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nationaal Vlechtmuseum and Jewish cemetery, Noordwolde.

Museum
Photo: Baykedevries, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cemetery
Photo: Pa3ems, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Windmill
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is a smock mill in , which was built in 1860 and is in working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zandhuizen and Noordwolde.

Village
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is a village in in the province of , the . It had a population of around 310 in 2017. The village was first mentioned in 1543 as Santhuesen, and means sand houses.

Village
Photo: Pa3ems, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in in the province of , the . It had a population of around 3,600 as of 2017. Noordwolde-Zuid, the settlement to the south of is considered a separate village.

Village
Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.
is a village in in the province of , the . It had a population of around 890 in 2017. The village was first mentioned in 1320 as Boilo.

Oosterstreek

Latitude
52.89991° or 52° 53′ 60″ north
Longitude
6.16863° or 6° 10′ 7″ east
Population
536
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
United Nations Location Code
NL OTK
Open location code
9F48V5X9+XF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 47594542
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2749412
Wiki­data ID
Q1964274
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Western Frisian—“Oosterstreek” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Остерстрек”
  • Catalan: “Easterstreek”
  • Cebuano: “Oosterstreek”
  • Chinese: “Oosterstreek”
  • Dutch: “Oosterstreek”
  • French: “Oosterstreek”
  • Irish: “Oosterstreek”
  • Low German: “De Oosterstreek”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Oosterstreek”
  • Ukrainian: “Остерстрек”
  • Western Frisian: “Easterstreek”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Rode Dorp and Noordwolde-Zuid.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dorpshuis Oosterstreek and Schoolplein.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Oosterstreek”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.