The Westerkwartier (Dutch pronunciation:[ˈʋɛstərkʋɑrˌtiːr]; English: Western Quarter) is a historical region in the Dutch province of Groningen, at the border with the provinces of Drenthe and Friesland. In the past the area was part of the historical region of Frisia. The West Frisian language is still spoken in the western parts of the area (the villages Marum, De Wilp and Opende). In the rest of the Westerkwartier, "Westerkertiersk", a local variant of Low Saxon, is spoken.
Location of the Westerkwartier in the province Groningen
westerkwartier, this, article, about, region, municipality, municipality, dutch, pronunciation, ˈʋɛstərkʋɑrˌtiːr, english, western, quarter, historical, region, dutch, province, groningen, border, with, provinces, drenthe, friesland, past, area, part, historic. This article is about the region For the municipality see Westerkwartier municipality The Westerkwartier Dutch pronunciation ˈʋɛsterkʋɑrˌtiːr English Western Quarter is a historical region in the Dutch province of Groningen at the border with the provinces of Drenthe and Friesland In the past the area was part of the historical region of Frisia The West Frisian language is still spoken in the western parts of the area the villages Marum De Wilp and Opende In the rest of the Westerkwartier Westerkertiersk a local variant of Low Saxon is spoken Location of the Westerkwartier in the province Groningen The biggest town in the Westerkwartier is Leek At January 1st 2019 the four municipalities Leek Zuidhorn Marum and Grootegast have merged to become the municipality of Westerkwartier Also the villages Garnwerd Feerwerd and Ezinge municipality of Winsum have been added to this new municipality This Groningen location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Westerkwartier amp oldid 1051492095, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
