Sumar, Netherlands
Village in Friesland, Netherlands
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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]
Sumar
Suameer | |
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Village | |
Sumar, church: de Dorpskerk | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of the village in Tytsjerksteradiel | |
  Sumar Location in the Netherlands  Sumar Sumar (Netherlands) | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province |  Friesland |
| Municipality |  Tytsjerksteradiel |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.69 km2 (4.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1.2 m (3.9 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 1,355 |
| • Density | 115.9/km2 (300.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 9262[1] |
| Dialing code | 0511 |
History
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 Margriet Canal 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]
Gallery
House in Sumar
House on the heath
Former dairy factory
Windmill De Hoop
