Tjerkgaast

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

Tjerkgaast Tsjerkgaast
Village
Tjerkgaast church
Location in the former Skarsterlân municipality
52°54′14″N 5°40′43″E / 52.90389°N 5.67861°E / 52.90389; 5.67861
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	De Fryske Marren
Area ^[1]
• Total	19.24 km² (7.43 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	−0.6 m (−2.0 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Total	350
• Density	18/km² (47/sq mi)
Postal code	8522^[1]
Dialing code	0514

Tjerkgaast (West Frisian: Tsjerkgaast) is a village in De Fryske Marren municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 380 in 2017.^[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1413 as Tzerckgeest, and means church on high sandy ridge.^[4] Tjerkgaast is a road village which centres around the church. The church was built in 1703 as a replacement of the medieval predecessor. The western wall is a remainder of the older church. Huize Spannenburg is a neoclassical building from 1845 and has been built as a replacement of the Douma State which had been built in 1793 in Langweer.^[5] In 1840, Tjerkgaast was home to 210 people.^[6]

Before 2014, Tjerkgaast was part of the Skarsterlân municipality and before 1984 it was part of Doniawerstal.^[6]

Gallery

Huize Spanneburg
The Eye statue
Welcome to Tjerkgaast
Galamastate

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 8522MD". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
^ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS
^ "Tjerkgaast - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
^ Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Tjerkgaast" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Tjerkgaast". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.