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Scharsterland/Skarsterlān was formed by the merging of the municipalities of
Doniawerstal and Haskerland in southwest Friesland.
The hare in the canton of the municipal flag is the 'haske' of Haskerland.
Jarig Bakker, 2 September 1999
Only part of Doniawerstal went to Scharsterland, the rest went to Wymbritseradeel, see :
Wymbritseradeel (Wymbritseradiel) [Incl. Āldegea (Oudega), Doniawestal (Doanjewerstal)and Drylts (IJlst)] for more details. [Ed]
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The flag of Haskerland <nl-fr_ha> flew only one year (1984- 3 Jan.
1985) when the municipality was divided among Boarnsterhim, Skarsterlbn and
Lemsterlbn. (NB: The last three names are Frisian; before 1985 municipalities
had only official Dutch names. Several students were arrested after they
replaced the official roadsign of 'Franeker' with one with 'Frentsjer')
According to 'Encyclopedie van Friesland', 1958, the name Haskerland derives
from 'haske', 'heesc', an inferior species of grass. The inhabitants preferred
the meaning: 'hare'. Municipal seat; Joure
Jarig Bakker, 8 October 1999
Haskerland:
Flag: "Two stripes blue and green with in the middle over al a walking hare
white and black." Established 29-11-1962.
The shield is: Blue, a walking hare proper, on a green base.
Under Haskerland it says: Capital and only village: Joure.
There is more inhabitation, but apart from Joure there are only hamlets; the
difference being that no other places had a church of its own. Actually, Joure
is not a village but a small town, since in Frisian it's called a
"flek", indicating it's big enough to hold a market, yet has no city
rights. In Dutch this word, "vlek" is not really popular, since it
literally means "blot". (-: Hence the confusion in Dutch between the
size and the rights of places.
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