Jouswier
Jouswier is a small village in Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 44 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Dongeradeel municipality.
It is located on a terp (artificial living mound) to the northeast of Dokkum and to the southeast of Metslawier.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1495 as Juusweer, and means "terp of Jouw(we) (person)". The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1557 and the tower dates from 1752. It was restored in 1987. A large part of the terp has been excavated. In 1840, Jouswier was home to 59 people.
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Farm in Jouswier
References
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 9124EP". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ Aantal inwoners per woonplaats in Dongeradeel op 1 januari 2017 Archived 2017-10-21 at the Wayback Machine - Dongeradeel
- ^ "Jouswier". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Jouswier - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
External links
Media related to Jouswier at Wikimedia Commons
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