Sumar, 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]

Sumar Suameer
Village
Sumar, church: de Dorpskerk
Flag Coat of arms
Location of the village in Tytsjerksteradiel
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Coordinates: 53°11′36″N 6°0′54″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Tytsjerksteradiel
Area [1]
• Total	11.69 km2 (4.51 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	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

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 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

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