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

Sumar
Suameer
Village
Sumar, church: de Dorpskerk
Sumar, church: de Dorpskerk
Flag of Sumar
Flag
Coat of arms of Sumar
Coat of arms
Location of the village in Tytsjerksteradiel
Location of the village in Tytsjerksteradiel
Sumar is located in Friesland
Sumar
Sumar
Location in the Netherlands
Sumar is located in Netherlands
Sumar
Sumar
Sumar (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 53°11′36″N 6°0′54″E
CountryNetherlands Netherlands
ProvinceFriesland Friesland
MunicipalityTytsjerksteradiel Tytsjerksteradiel
Area
[1]
 • Total11.69 km2 (4.51 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
1.2 m (3.9 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total1,355
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Postal code
9262[1]
Dialing code0511

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.[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]

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

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