Tjerkgaast () is a village in
De Fryske Marren
De Fryske Marren () is a municipality of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. It was established 1 January 2014 and consists of the former municipalities of Gaasterlân-Sleat, Lemsterland, Skarsterlân and parts of Boarnsterhim, all four of whi ...
municipality in the province of
Friesland
Friesland ( ; ; official ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia (), named after the Frisians, is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part. It is situated west of Groningen (p ...
, the
Netherlands
, Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...
. It had a population of around 380 in 2017.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1413 as Tzerckgeest, and means church on high sandy ridge.
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.
In 1840, Tjerkgaast was home to 210 people.
Before 2014, Tjerkgaast was part of the
Skarsterlân
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 vil ...
municipality and before 1984 it was part of
Doniawerstal
Doniawerstal was a municipality in southwest Friesland, south of Sneek. It consisted mainly of grassland and lakes. Its capital was Langweer. The municipality was dissolved in 1984; part went to Wymbritseradiel and part went to Skarsterlân
Sk ...
.
Gallery
File:Spannenburg-Tjerkgaast links.JPG, Huize Spanneburg
File:Oog (Spannenburg).jpg, The Eye statue
File:Plaatsnaam Tjerkgaast..JPG, Welcome to Tjerkgaast
File:Boerderij nummer 108, aan weg naar Sloten-Tjerkgaast, aanzicht - Tjerkgaast - 20209689 - RCE.jpg, Galamastate
References
External links
De Fryske Marren
Populated places in Friesland
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