Haskerland
Native nameHaskerlân
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceFriesland
Established1 1816 [1]
Dissolved1 1984
Unit prefMetric
Area total95.94 km²
Population total15,667
Population as of1981
Population density163.3 km²
Time zoneCET
Time zone (DST)CEST (UTC+2)

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').

The municipality was dissolved on 1 January 1984 into Skarsterlân. In 2014, the municipality of Skarsterlân merged into De Fryske Marren.[2]

Population centres

Haskerland had thirteen villages. Its capital was Joure.

Dutch NameWest Frisian
OudehaskeAldehaske
DelfstrahuizenDolsterhuzen
HaskerdijkenHaskerdiken
JoureDe Jouwer
NijehaskeNijehaske
RohelReahel
RotstergaastRotstergaast
RotsterhauleRotserhaule
RottumRottum
SintjohannesgaSint-Jânsgea
SnikzwaagSniksweach
VegelinsoordVegelinsoard

References

  1. ^ "Haskerland" (in Dutch). gemeentegeschiedenis.nl. Gemeentegeschiedenis. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  2. ^ "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2014" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 2014] (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 16 November 2025.