Haskerdijken Explained

Haskerdijken
Native Name:Haskerdiken
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates:52.9933°N 5.8797°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1: Friesland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2: Heerenveen
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:7.81
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:0.1
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:385
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:8468
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0513

Haskerdijken (Western Frisian: Haskerdiken) is a village in Heerenveen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 395 in January 2017.[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1465 as Dijcken, and means dike belonging to Oudehaske.[4] Haskerdijken was located near the convent of Maria Rozendal which was founded in 1235 at the spot where the monk Doda was killed in 1231 when his chapel collapsed. The convent was destroyed in 1576.[4] In 1818, a church was built at the location of the convent. In 1840, Haskerdijk was home to 304 people.[5]

Before 2014, Haskerdijken was part of the Skarsterlân municipality and before 1984 it was part of Haskerland.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 8468BA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 30 March 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 30 March 2022.
  3. http://statline.cbs.nl/Statweb/publication/?DM=SLNL&PA=83765NED&D1=0-1,3-4,8,11,14,28,31-32,99-104&D2=6800-6838&HDR=T&STB=G1&VW=T Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017
  4. Web site: Haskerdijken . Etymologiebank . 30 March 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Haskerdijken . 30 March 2022 . nl.