| Jouswier | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
| Coordinates: | 53.35°N 6.0739°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Friesland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Noardeast-Fryslân |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.55 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 0.6 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 45 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 9124 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0519 |
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.[3] 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.
The village was first mentioned in 1495 as Juusweer, and means "terp of Jouw(we) (person)".[4] 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.[5]