Sumar
Suameer | |
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Village | |
![]() Sumar, church: de Dorpskerk | |
![]() Location of the village in Tytsjerksteradiel | |
Coordinates: 53°11′36″N 6°0′54″E / 53.19333°N 6.01500°E | |
Country |
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Province |
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Municipality |
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Area | |
• Total | 11.69 km2 (4.51 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1.2 m (3.9 ft) |
Population (2021)
[1] | |
• Total | 1,355 |
• Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
Postal code | 9262
[1] |
Dialing code | 0511 |
Sumar ( Dutch: Suameer) is a village in the municipality of Tytsjerksteradiel, in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It lies south of Burgum, on the N356 , and had a population of approximately 1,382 in January 2017. [3]
There is a windmill in the village, De Hoop. [4]
The village was first mentioned in 1453 as suwamer, and means "southern lake". Su (south) was added to distinguish between Eastermar and Noordermeer . [5] Sumar developed in the late middle ages as a collection of spread out farms around the church. [6] The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1769 as a replacement of an earlier church. [6]
Sumar was home to 457 people in 1840. [7] Around 1900, the heath in the area was cultivated. [4] The dairy factory De Harste was built 1908 and is a combination of rational and Jugendstil architecture. [6] The north of the village near the Prinses Margrietkanaal started to industrialize. [7]
The school teacher Kornelis Lieuwes de Vries developed the Bintje potato in 1898 which became one of the most popular potato varieties. The potato was named after the 17-year old Bintje Jansma, one of his students, in 1905. [7]
Sumar
Suameer | |
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Village | |
![]() Sumar, church: de Dorpskerk | |
![]() Location of the village in Tytsjerksteradiel | |
Coordinates: 53°11′36″N 6°0′54″E / 53.19333°N 6.01500°E | |
Country |
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Province |
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Municipality |
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Area | |
• Total | 11.69 km2 (4.51 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1.2 m (3.9 ft) |
Population (2021)
[1] | |
• Total | 1,355 |
• Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
Postal code | 9262
[1] |
Dialing code | 0511 |
Sumar ( Dutch: Suameer) is a village in the municipality of Tytsjerksteradiel, in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It lies south of Burgum, on the N356 , and had a population of approximately 1,382 in January 2017. [3]
There is a windmill in the village, De Hoop. [4]
The village was first mentioned in 1453 as suwamer, and means "southern lake". Su (south) was added to distinguish between Eastermar and Noordermeer . [5] Sumar developed in the late middle ages as a collection of spread out farms around the church. [6] The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1769 as a replacement of an earlier church. [6]
Sumar was home to 457 people in 1840. [7] Around 1900, the heath in the area was cultivated. [4] The dairy factory De Harste was built 1908 and is a combination of rational and Jugendstil architecture. [6] The north of the village near the Prinses Margrietkanaal started to industrialize. [7]
The school teacher Kornelis Lieuwes de Vries developed the Bintje potato in 1898 which became one of the most popular potato varieties. The potato was named after the 17-year old Bintje Jansma, one of his students, in 1905. [7]