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Village in Friesland, Netherlands
De Knipe
Village
The Skoatterlânske Kompanjonsfeart in De KnipeThe Skoatterlânske Kompanjonsfeart in De Knipe
Flag of De KnipeFlag
Location in the Heerenveen municipalityLocation in the Heerenveen municipality
De Knipe is located in FrieslandDe KnipeDe KnipeLocation in the NetherlandsShow map of FrieslandDe Knipe is located in NetherlandsDe KnipeDe KnipeDe Knipe (Netherlands)Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 52°58′7″N 5°58′16″E / 52.96861°N 5.97111°E / 52.96861; 5.97111
CountryNetherlands Netherlands
ProvinceFriesland Friesland
MunicipalityHeerenveen Heerenveen
Area
 • Total5.03 km (1.94 sq mi)
Elevation0.6 m (2.0 ft)
Population
 • Total1,415
 • Density280/km (730/sq mi)
Postal code8456
Dialing code0513

De Knipe (archaic: Dutch: De Knijpe) is a village in the municipality (Dutch: Gemeente) Heerenveen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,455 in January 2017.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1622 as Nieubrongerga1. De Knipe means artificial narrowing of a stream, and refers to the sluice in the Schoterlandse Compagnonsvaart. There used to be two settlements: Boven-Knijpe which was also known as Nieuw Katlijk and Beneden Knijpe also Nieuw Brongerga. In 1970, both settlements were joint as De Knipe. The Protestant Church dates from 1661 and is plastered white, and therefore informally called White Church. The Mennonite church dates from 1751. In 1840, Boven-Knijpe was home to 571 people and Beneden-Knijpe had a population of 643 people.

Gallery

  • Canal view Canal view
  • Protestant church Protestant church
  • Mennonite church Mennonite church
  • Hemp harvest Hemp harvest

References

  1. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  2. "Postcodetool for 8456AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  3. Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline
  4. "De Knipe - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  5. "De Knipe". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.

External links

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Populated places in the municipality of Heerenveen
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