Eastermar

Eastermar () is a village in Tytsjerksteradiel municipality in the province Friesland (Fryslân in West Frisian) of the Netherlands. It had around 1,575 citizens in January 2017.

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Settlement.name: Eastermar
Settlement.native_name: Oostermeer
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Eastermar haven.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Eastermar marina
Settlement.image_shield: Eastermar wapen.svg
Settlement.image_map: Map NL Tytsjerksteradiel Eastermar.png
Settlement.map_caption: Location of the village in Tytsjerksteradiel
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Friesland
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Tytsjerksteradiel

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Official name: Eastermar
Image: Eastermar haven.JPG

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Famous (former) residents of Eastermar
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Eastermar () is a village in Tytsjerksteradiel municipality in the province Friesland (Fryslân in West Frisian) of the Netherlands. It had around 1,575 citizens in January 2017.

== History == left|thumb|200px|Eastermar on a map from the Atlas Novus, ± 1630, using the historical Dutch name of Oostermeer (with a [[long s). The Burgumer Mar is shown as Bergmeer]] As early as 4000 BC there were nomads in this area. An important archaeological discovery was made at Burgumer Mar, a lake to the northwest of Eastermar. This discovery is known as the Leien-Warten Kompleks. Also found around Eastermar were mammoth teeth and gold rings, now in the Regional Museum in Burgum.