Oudeschoot

Oudeschoot is a village in Heerenveen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,580 in January 2017.The village was first mentioned in 1299 as van Scoeten. The name means "corner of higher land". Oude has been added to distinguish between Nieuweschoot. In 1299, a nunnery of the German order was founded in Oudeschoot, and has existed until 1580. Oudeschoot used to be the capital of the grietenij Schoterland until 1934. In 1828, the main road from Leeuwarden to Zwolle was built through the village, and was later joined by a railway line. Since 1600, the Skoattermerk, an annual market is held on the second day of Pentecost, and is the oldest extant market in the northern provinces.

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