Jorwerd
Located in Leeuwarden Municipality, Friesland Coordinates: 53°08′42″ N 5°42′42″ E
- Elevation
- 4 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
About Jorwerd
Jorwerd is a village. Location: Leeuwarden Municipality, Friesland. Elevation: 4 m.
Jorwert (Dutch: Jorwerd) is a village in Friesland, in the municipality of Leeuwarden, with a population of 342 in January 2017. The nickname for inhabitants of Jorwert is "Dweilstikken", meaning poor people who are dependent of rich ones. The village is built around a central "terp", a man-made mound between 4 and 8 feet tall built to provide relief from the high tides of the sea before dykes were constructed around the 10th century.
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In comparison
- Nearest larger town: Mantgum, 2 km S
- 3 sights and natural places within 10 km Leeuwarden Concentration Camp, Natuurmuseum Fryslân
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