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Rotstergaast

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

52°54′00″N 5°53′28″E / 52.90000°N 5.89111°E / 52.90000; 5.89111Country

NetherlandsProvince

FrieslandMunicipality

De Fryske MarrenArea

^[1]

• Total9.93 km² (3.83 sq mi)Elevation

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2 m (7 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total180 • Density18/km² (47/sq mi)Postal code

8462^[1]

Dialing code0513

Rotstergaast is a village in Skarsterlân in De Fryske Marren municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 185 in 2017.^[3]

History

The village is first mentioned in 1315 as Rutnergast. It means high sandy ridge belonging to Rottum.^[4] Rotstergaast already has two chapel in 1315. One is transformed into a church, however it had become derelict by 1718 and was abandoned. In 1928, a new church was built which is nowadays in use as a village centre. In 1840, Rotstergaast was home to 60 people.^[5]

Before 2014, Rotstergaast was part of the Skarsterlân municipality and before 1984 it was part of Haskerland.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 8462AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
^ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS
^ "Rotstergaast - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Rotstergaast". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 March 2022.