Wolvega
Sign in to saveWolvega (), () is the capital and 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 also the largest settlement in the Stellingwerven region. It is situated between large towns Heerenveen and Steenwijk.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Wolvega
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- Town
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- Wolvega, de Sint Franciscuskerk foto7 2011-05-21 16.03.JPG
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- St Francis Church
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- Map NL Weststellingwerf Wolvegea.png
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- Location in Weststellingwerf municipality
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- Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
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- right
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- 250
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- Location in the Netherlands
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- Country
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- Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
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- Friesland
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- Municipality
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- Weststellingwerf
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- Metric
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- 13.19
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Wolvega (), () is the capital and 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 also the largest settlement in the Stellingwerven region. It is situated between large towns Heerenveen and Steenwijk.
== History == The village was first mentioned in 1218, and means "settlement of Wolf (person)." The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1646 using material from its medieval predecessor. The tower was rebuilt after a fire in 1894.