Haskerland

Haskerland
Haskerlân
Location in Friesland in 1983
Coordinates: 52°57′05″N 5°50′48″E / 52.951327°N 5.846786°E / 52.951327; 5.846786
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceFriesland
Established1 October 1816 [1]
Dissolved1 January 1984
Area
 • Total
95.94 km2 (37.04 sq mi)
Population
 (1981)[2]
 • Total
15,667
 • Density163.3/km2 (423/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Haskerland (West Frisian: Haskerlân) is a former municipality in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands. The name was originally West Frisian, a compound of haske ('a type of grass') and lân ('land').

The municipality was dissolved on 1 January 1984 into Skarsterlân. In 2014, the municipality of Skarsterlân merged into De Fryske Marren.[3]

Population centres

Haskerland had thirteen villages. Its capital was Joure.

Dutch Name West Frisian
Oudehaske Aldehaske
Delfstrahuizen Dolsterhuzen
Haskerdijken Haskerdiken
Joure De Jouwer
Nijehaske Nijehaske
Rohel Reahel
Rotstergaast Rotstergaast
Rotsterhaule Rotserhaule
Rottum Rottum
Sintjohannesga Sint-Jânsgea
Snikzwaag Sniksweach
Vegelinsoord Vegelinsoard

References

  1. ^ "Haskerland". gemeentegeschiedenis.nl (in Dutch). Gemeentegeschiedenis. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  2. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; levend geborenen, overledenen en migratie per regio" [Population development; live births, deaths and migration by region]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  3. ^ "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2014" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 2014] (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
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