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.
Distance between:
Amsterdam to Jorwert64 Miles / 103 Kms Rotterdam to Jorwert99 Miles / 160 Kms The Hague to Jorwert94 Miles / 152 Kms
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