Joure (West Frisian: De Jouwer) is a town in the Dutch province of Friesland. With 13,000 inhabitants, it is the largest town in the municipality of Skarsterlan. Joure used to be an outskirt of a village called Westermeer, but soon grew bigger than the original town.
The main reason was Joure’s easy accessibility to waterways which allowed national and international trade to flourish. Around 1950, the name “Westermeer” was erased from the map, and annexed by Joure. Until the early 1950s Joure remained a small-scale village, consisting of few streets and waterways. From then on it started expanding , mainly due to industrial development.
The town has been renowned since the 18th century for the manufacture of traditional Frisian clocks (‘stoelklokken’ and ‘staartklokken’).This was pure home-industry aided by the presence of a local copper-melting facility . As of today, a handful of skilled tradesmen continue to manufacture these clocks.
Tourism has always been important and Joure offers a wide variety of uniquely typical Frisian attractions of historical, cultural and recreational significance. Its central location as well its sound transportation system make a visit to “De Flecke” easy and memorable.

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