Legemeer | |
Native Name: | Legemar |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
Coordinates: | 52.94°N 5.7286°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Friesland |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | De Fryske Marren |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 2.97 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 0.9 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 40 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 8527 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0513 |
Legemeer (Western Frisian: Legemar) is a village in De Fryske Marren in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 40 in 2017.[3]
It was first mentioned in the 13th century as Nouimeis. Legemeer means "low lying lake".[4] A church was mentioned in 1788, but no longer exists. The belfry was built in 1720 and replaced in 1972 after it was destroyed in a storm. In 1840, was home to 58 people.[5]
Before 2014, Legemeer was part of the Skarsterlân municipality and before 1984 it was part of Doniawerstal.[5]