De Knipe
De Knipe | ||
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Village | ||
 The Skoatterlânske Kompanjonsfeart in De Knipe | ||
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Postal code 8456[1] | ||
| Dialing code | 0513 | |
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
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 -
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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