Sumar, Netherlands
Village in Friesland, Netherlands From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Village in Friesland, Netherlands From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
Coordinates: 53°11′36″N 6°0′54″E | |
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 | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
Postal code | 9262[1] |
Dialing code | 0511 |
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]
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