About the town » Jorwerd, Gemeente Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands
Popular surnames at Jorwerd
Records from Jorwerd
- Bevolkingsregister 7.626
- DTB Dopen 3.502
- BS Overlijden 1.973
- DTB Trouwen 1.248
- DTB Begraven 483
- Memories van Successie 448
- Kadaster 354
- Naamsaanneming 340
- BS Geboorte 246
- Stemkohieren 170
Source: Wikipedia Information
Jorwert is a village in Friesland,in the municipality of Littenseradiel, with a population of 360. 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.
Jorwerd
Gemeente Leeuwarden
Friesland
Netherlands
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