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]

De Knipe
Village
The Skoatterlânske Kompanjonsfeart in De Knipe
Flag
Location in the Heerenveen municipality
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Coordinates: 52°58′7″N 5°58′16″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Heerenveen
Area [1]
• Total	5.03 km2 (1.94 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	0.6 m (2.0 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	1,415
• Density	281/km2 (729/sq mi)
Postal code	8456[1]
Dialing code	0513

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

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  Canal view
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  Protestant church
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  Mennonite church
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  Hemp harvest