De Knipe
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.[3]
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.[4] 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.[5]
Gallery
- Canal view
- Protestant church
- Mennonite church
- Hemp harvest
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 8456AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline
- ^ "De Knipe - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "De Knipe". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
External links
Media related to De Knipe at Wikimedia Commons
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- Heerenveen
- Former municipalities:
- Aengwirden
- Schoterland
- Akkrum
- Aldeboarn
- Bontebok
- Gersloot
- Gersloot-Polder [nl]
- Haskerdijken
- Hoornsterzwaag
- Jubbega
- Katlijk
- De Knipe
- Luinjeberd
- Mildam
- Nes
- Nieuwebrug
- Nieuwehorne
- Nieuweschoot
- Oranjewoud
- Oudehorne
- Oudeschoot
- Terband
- Tjalleberd
- Former villages:
- Nijehaske
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