Lemmer

Lemmer
Town
The Kortestreek with the Reformed church
Coat of arms
Map of Lemmer
Lemmer Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 52°50′37″N 5°42′33″E / 52.8437°N 5.7093°E / 52.8437; 5.7093
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	De Fryske Marren
Population  (2017)
• Total	10,225
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	8530-8532
Telephone area	0514

Lemmer (West Frisian: De Lemmer) is a town in the municipality of De Fryske Marren, in the Dutch province of Friesland. Lemmer lies adjacent to the IJsselmeer and the Frisian Lakes and is one of Friesland's best-known surface water sports locations. Lemmer is a bustling lakeside resort in the summer months and attracts not only day-trippers from surrounding communities such as Emmeloord, Urk, and Joure, but also national and international tourists.

In 2017 the town had 10,225 inhabitants.^[1] Residents of Lemmer are called Lemsters. Due to its favorable location in relation to the Randstad, Lemmer attracts many new inhabitants from outside Friesland. As a result, the village has suffered little from the effects of rural flight. The hamlet of Brekkenpolder also belongs to the town, along with most of the hamlet of Tacozijl and a small part of the hamlet of Westend.