Jorwert
Jorwert 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.
- Type: Village with 335 residents
- Description: village in Leeuwarden, Netherlands
- Postal code: 9023
Places of Interest
Highlights: Windmotor Jorwerd and Mantgum railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mantgum and Bears.
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Village
Jorwert
Latitude
53.14522° or 53° 8′ 43″ north
Longitude
5.71281° or 5° 42′ 46″ east
Population
335
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
Open location code
9F574PW7+34
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OpenStreetMap feature
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Western Frisian—“Jorwert” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Jorwerd”
- Catalan: “Jorwert”
- Cebuano: “Jorwerd”
- Dutch: “Jorwerd”
- French: “Jorwert”
- German: “Jorwert”
- Irish: “Jorwert”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Jorwerd”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Jorwerd”
- Persian: “جورورت”
- Persian: “یورورد”
- Turkish: “Jorwert”
- Ukrainian: “Йорверд”
- Urdu: “جورورٹ”
- Western Frisian: “Jorwert”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Fons and Tsjeintgum.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: IJsbaan Jorwert and Buma-begraafplaats.
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Worth a closer look: Heerenveen and Sneek.
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