Flagdescription: Flechtskean dield yn grien en giel, yn it grien in
wite skieppekop fan 'e side sjoen.
That is: Diagonally divided from hoist-bottom to fly-top green and
yellow; in green a white sheep's head facing the hoist.
According to the book "de miene doarpsgrûnen fan Eastergoa" of
Mr. D.J. Cuipers the village name can best be explained as sheep's-cage.
That is why a sheep's head has been taken on flag and arms. Jistrum was
an agricultural village with a lot of wheat-cultivation. Oats were also
grown, but only for fodder.
In the flag the separation is shown between high and low lying areas
of the village: the low meadows along the Burgumermar and the high lying
agricultural grounds on the Ies.
Jistrum (Dutch: Eestrum) has c. 800 inhabitants and a church dating
from 1230.
Source: Doarpswapens en doarpsflaggen fan de doarpen yn de gemeente
Tytsjerksterdiel, 1996.
Jarig Bakker, 7 November 2000
Jistrum Coat of Arms
by Jarig Bakker, 5 May 2004
adopted 22 Nov 1984; design: P. Bultsma
Description: per pale: I. in silver a green wheat-ear of two leaves;
II. in green a silver sheep's head viewed from the side.
Source: Doarpswapens en doarpsflaggen fan de doarpen yn de gemeente
Tytsjerksterdiel, 1996.
Jarig Bakker, 7 November 2000
![[Jistrum flag]](../images/n/nl-fr_js.gif)
by Jarig Bakker, 5 May 2004
![[Jistrum Coat of Arms]](../images/n/nl-fr)js.gif)
by Jarig Bakker, 5 May 2004
