Joure
A compact Frisian town in the Netherlands with a waterside setting and a café-filled centre, Joure serves as the administrative seat of the De Fryske Marren municipality. It has a local culinary tradition tied to its name: the keallepoat, a rye-and-honey pastry shaped like calf's legs, which early residents reportedly baked as an offering to a water spirit in gratitude for the surrounding waterlands.
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- Population13,090
- Nearest water from center 0.6 km0.4 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 19 km12 mi
Nearest airports
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Joure: quick answers
Where is Joure?
Joure is in Zuidwest-Friesland, Netherlands, about 26 km16 miles in a straight line from Leeuwarden.
How do you get to Joure?
The nearest airport is Leeuwarden (LWR), about 37 min away by road. The nearest train station is Heerenveen, about 12 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Joure?
The warmest month is August, averaging 18°C64°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 3°C38°F. The wettest month is August, with about 97 mm3.8 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Joure?
OpenStreetMap lists 2 museums, 11 restaurants, 3 cafés and 5 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.