Skarsterlân
Skarsterlân
Scharsterland | |
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Former municipality | |
Joure town centre | |
Flag Coat of arms | |
Location in Friesland | |
Coordinates: 52°58′N 5°47′E / 52.967°N 5.783°ECoordinates: 52°58′N 5°47′E / 52.967°N 5.783°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Friesland |
Established | 1 January 1984 |
Dissolved | 1 January 2014[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 216.80 km2 (83.71 sq mi) |
• Land | 185.26 km2 (71.53 sq mi) |
• Water | 31.54 km2 (12.18 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
Population (November 2013)[4] | |
• Total | 27,467 |
• Density | 148/km2 (380/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | 8460–8544 |
Area code | 0513, 0514 |
Skarsterlân (West Frisian pronunciation; Dutch: Scharsterland [ˈsxɑrstərˌlɑnt] (listen)) 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 , the part of 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.
References[]
- ^ "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2014" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 2014]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 8501AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
External links[]
- Media related to Skarsterlân at Wikimedia Commons
- De Fryske Marren
- Former municipalities of Friesland
- States and territories established in 1984
- Friesland geography stubs