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Also known as Scharsterland, Skarsterlan

Skarsterlân (; ) 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.

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Skarsterlân
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Former municipality
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Joure, straatzicht met kerk foto4 2011-04-26 17.19.JPG
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Joure town centre
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Skarsterlan flag.svg
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Skarsterlan wapen.svg
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100x80px
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Map - NL - Municipality code 0051 (2009).svg
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Highlighted former position of Skarsterlân in a municipal map of Friesland
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Location in Friesland
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Country
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Netherlands
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Province
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Friesland
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Established
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1 January 1984

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Skarsterlân
Population
27376
Area
216.80
Official website
www.skarsterlan.nl
Image
Joure, straatzicht met kerk foto4 2011-04-26 17.19.JPG
Dialing code
0566
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Commons category
Skarsterlân
postal code
8461–8544
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Skarsterlân (; ) 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.

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