Burgumer Mar

The Burgumer Mar is a near the town of in the province of . The lake was formed during the last ice age. It is a popular water sports area with multiple yacht harbours.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Bergum power station and Observeum Burgum.

Power station

Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is a museum, which is situated 3 km northwest of Burgumer Mar.

Church
The or Saint Peter's church is a medieval religious building in , , . It is a well preserved and complete 13th century Romanesque church built of red brick, located in the center of the village on Schoolstraat 2. is situated 3 km northeast of Burgumer Mar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include It Heechsân and Skûlenboarch.

Village
is a hamlet in in the province of , the . is not a statistical entity, and the postal authorities have placed it under .

Hamlet
is a hamlet in in the province of the . The hamlet lies south of Jistrum, every house north of the Prinses Margriet Canal falls officially under .

Village
Photo: Drewes, GFDL.
is a village in municipality in the province of the . It had around 1,575 citizens in January 2017.

Burgumer Mar

Latitude
53.19102° or 53° 11′ 28″ north
Longitude
6.04351° or 6° 2′ 37″ east
Elevation
-3 metres (-10 feet)
Open location code
9F5852RV+CC
Geo­Names ID
2759102
Wiki­data ID
Q820364
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Western Frisian—“Burgumer Mar” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Burgumer Mar
  • Dutch: Bergumermeer
  • Dutch: Bergummermeer
  • Dutch: Burgumer Mar
  • Finnish: Bergumermeer
  • Finnish: Burgumer Mar
  • French: Bergumermeer
  • German: Bergumermeer
  • German: Burgumermar
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Bergumermeer
  • Spanish: Bergumermeer
  • Western Frisian: Burgumer Mar (mar)
  • Western Frisian: Burgumer Mar

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Noardermar and Nieuwstad.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Klein Zwitserland and Sudermar.

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Burgumer Mar”. Photo: WiDi, CC BY-SA 3.0.