Haskerdijken ( fry, Haskerdiken) is a village in
Heerenveen
Heerenveen (, fry, It Hearrenfean ) is a town and municipality in the province of Friesland (Fryslân), in the Northern Netherlands. In 2021, the town had a population of 29,790 (1 January) while the municipality had a population 50,859 (1 July). ...
in the province of
Friesland
Friesland (, ; official fry, Fryslân ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia, is a province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part. It is situated west of Groningen, northwest of Drenthe and Overijssel, north of ...
, the
Netherlands
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. It had a population of around 395 in January 2017.
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History
The village was first mentioned in 1465 as Dijcken, and means dike belonging to Oudehaske
Oudehaske ( fry, Aldehaske) is a village in De Fryske Marren in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1980 in 2017.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1315 as Hasca. Haske is probably a type of grass. O ...
.convent
A convent is a community of monks, nuns, religious brothers or, sisters or priests. Alternatively, ''convent'' means the building used by the community. The word is particularly used in the Catholic Church, Lutheran churches, and the Anglic ...
of Maria Rozendal which was founded in 1235 at the spot where the monk Doda was killed in 1231 when his chapel collapsed. The convent was destroyed in 1576.Skarsterlân
Skarsterlân (; nl, Scharsterland ) 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 con ...
municipality and before 1984 it was part of Haskerland.
Gallery
File:Haskerdijken diken b 01.jpg, Welcome to Haskerdijken
File:Mundus of Stenenmonument.jpg, Stone monument
References
External links
Populated places in Friesland
Heerenveen
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