Oosterstreek
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| name = Oosterstreek
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| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline = Oosterstreek 01c.JPG
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| image_map = Map NL Weststellingwerf Easterstreek.png
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| map_caption = Location in Weststellingwerf municipality
| pushpin_map = Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Netherlands
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon|Friesland}} Friesland
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = {{flagicon|Weststellingwerf}} Weststellingwerf
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_total_km2 = 4.47
| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 8388MA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 2 April 2022 }}
| elevation_m = 5
| population_as_of = 2021
| population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=2 April 2022}}
| population_total = 545
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| area_code = 0561
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Oosterstreek ({{langx|fy|Easterstreek}}) is a small village in Weststellingwerf in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 535 in 2017.[https://www.weststellingwerf.nl/ontdek-weststellingwerf/kerngegevens-gemeente-weststellingwerf_41292/ Villages] - Weststellingwerf municipality {{in lang|nl}}
The village was first mentioned in 1974 as Oosterstreek, and is a new name for the linear settlement along the Noordwolde to Boijl road,{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/oosterstreek |title=Oosterstreek - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=2 April 2022 |language=nl}} however it was first used around 1930 by the local football club. It means "eastern region" (as viewed from Noordwolde). The area around Oosterstreek was a peat excavation region, and nowadays mainly consists of heath.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/oosterstreek |title=Oosterstreek |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=2 April 2022}}
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Category:Geography of Weststellingwerf
Category:Populated places in Friesland
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