Haskerland
Dissolved municipality of Friesland, Netherlands
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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').
Haskerland
Haskerlân | |
|---|---|
Former municipality | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in Friesland in 1983 | |
| Coordinates: 52°57′05″N 5°50′48″E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Friesland |
| Established | 1 October 1816 [1] |
| Dissolved | 1 January 1984 |
| Area | |
• Total | 95.94 km2 (37.04 sq mi) |
| Population (1981)[2] | |
• Total | 15,667 |
| • Density | 163.3/km2 (423/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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 |
Map of the municipality of Haskerland (1718)
Map of the municipality of Haskerland (1888)
