De Knipe | |
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Village | |
![]() The Skoatterlânske Kompanjonsfeart in De Knipe | |
![]() Location in the Heerenveen municipality | |
Coordinates: 52°58′7″N 5°58′16″E / 52.96861°N 5.97111°E | |
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Province |
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Municipality |
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Area | |
• Total | 5.03 km2 (1.94 sq mi) |
Elevation | 0.6 m (2.0 ft) |
Population (2021)
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• Total | 1,415 |
• Density | 280/km2 (730/sq mi) |
Postal code | 8456
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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]
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]
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