Sumar,_Netherlands

Sumar, Netherlands

Sumar, Netherlands

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

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 [nl], and had a population of approximately 1,382 in January 2017.[3]

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There is a windmill in the village, De Hoop.[4]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1453 as suwamer, and means "southern lake". Su (south) was added to distinguish between Eastermar and Noordermeer [nl].[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 [nl] 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]

  • House in Sumar
  • House on the heath
  • Former dairy factory
  • Windmill De Hoop

References

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    "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Postcodetool for 9262MA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  3. [3]
    Overzicht inwonersaantal Tytsjerksteradiel - Tytsjerksteradiel
  4. [4]
    "Sumar". Friesland Wonderland (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 April 2022.
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    "Sumar - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  6. [6]
    Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Sumar" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  7. [7]
    "Sumar". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 April 2022.
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