Tjerkgaast

• Name — Tjerkgaast • Native Name — Tsjerkgaast • Settlement Type — Village • Image Skyline — Tsjerkgaast kerkje in de bomen.jpg • Image Caption — Tjerkgaast church • Image Map — Map NL Skarsterlân Tsjerkgaast.png • Map Caption — Location in the former Skarsterlân municipality • Pushpin Map — Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands • Pushpin Label Position — right • Pushpin Mapsize — 250 • Pushpin Map Caption — Location in the Netherlands • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Netherlands Netherlands • Subdivision Type1 — Province • Subdivision Name1 — Friesland Friesland • Subdivision Type2 — Municipality • Subdivision Name2 — De Fryske Marren De Fryske Marren • Unit Pref — Metric • Area Total Km2 — 19.24 • Elevation M — -0.6 • Population As Of — 2021 • Population Total — 350 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Timezone — CET • Utc Offset — +1 • Timezone Dst — CEST • Utc Offset Dst — +2 • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Postal Code — 8522 • Area Code Type — Dialing code • Area Code — 0514 Tjerkgaast (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.

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 municipality and before 1984 it was part of Doniawerstal.

• Illustration — Huize Spanneburg • Illustration — The Eye statue • Illustration — Welcome to Tjerkgaast • Illustration — Galamastate