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_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

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| 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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| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 8388

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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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{{Dutch municipality Weststellingwerf}}

Category:Geography of Weststellingwerf

Category:Populated places in Friesland

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