Skarsterlân Explained

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.

Population centres

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2014 . Municipal divisions on 1 January 2014 . Dutch . cbs.nl . . 10 January 2014.
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten . Key figures for neighbourhoods . Dutch . . 2 July 2013 . CBS Statline . . 11 July 2013.
  3. Web site: Postcodetool for 8501AA . Dutch . . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 25 August 2013.
  4. Web site: Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . Population growth; regions per month . Dutch . . 23 December 2013 . CBS Statline . . 20 January 2014.