Skarsterlân | |
Settlement Type: | Former municipality |
Flag Size: | 100x67px |
Map Alt: | Highlighted former position of Skarsterlân in a municipal map of Friesland |
Coordinates: | 52.9667°N 52°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Friesland |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1 January 1984 |
Extinct Title: | Dissolved |
Extinct Date: | 1 January 2014[1] |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Area Total Km2: | 216.80 |
Area Land Km2: | 185.26 |
Area Water Km2: | 31.54 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [3] |
Elevation M: | 2 |
Population Footnotes: | [4] |
Population Total: | 27467 |
Population As Of: | 2013 |
Population Density Km2: | 148 |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
Postal Code: | 8460–8544 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 0513, 0514 |
Skarsterlân (; Dutch; Flemish: Scharsterland in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈsxɑrstərˌlɑnt/) is a former municipality in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands. The municipality was created 1 January 1984 by merging the municipalities of Doniawerstal and Haskerland, the part of Utingeradeel consisting of the villages Akmarijp and Terkaple and the village Nieuwebrug that used to belong to Heerenveen. City hall was located in Joure. On 1 January 2014 it merged with the municipalities of Lemsterland and Gaasterlân-Sleat to form the new municipality De Fryske Marren.
At first, the Dutch name Scharsterland was chosen, but as of 1 March 1985, the West Frisian name Skarsterlân was adopted and the Dutch name became obsolete.
Akmarijp, Boornzwaag, Broek, Dijken, Doniaga, Goingarijp, Haskerdijken, Haskerhorne, Idskenhuizen, Joure, Langweer, Legemeer, Nieuwebrug, Nijehaske, Oldeouwer, Oudehaske, Ouwster-Nijega, Ouwsterhaule, Rohel, Rotstergast, Rotsterhaule, Rottum, Scharsterbrug, Sint Nicolaasga, Sintjohannesga, Snikzwaag, Terkaple, Teroele, Tjerkgaast and Vegelinsoord.