Haskerland


Haskerland is a former municipality in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands. The name was originally West [Frisian language|West Frisian], a compound of haske and lân.
The municipality was dissolved on 1 January 1984 into Skarsterlân. In 2014, the municipality of Skarsterlân merged into De Fryske Marren.

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