Skarsterlân
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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.
Key facts
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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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- 100x67px
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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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