Lippenhuizen

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

Lippenhuizen Lippenhuzen
Village
Lippenhuizen church
Coat of arms
Location in Opsterland municipality
53°1′1″N 6°5′37″E / 53.01694°N 6.09361°E / 53.01694; 6.09361
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Opsterland
Area ^[1]
• Total	16.15 km² (6.24 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	1.9 m (6.2 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Total	1,300
• Density	80/km² (210/sq mi)
Postal code	8408^[1]
Dialing code	0513

Lippenhuizen (West Frisian: Lippenhuzen) is a village in the municipality of Opsterland in the east of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,330 in January 2017.^[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1315 as Luppingahusum, and means houses of the Luppinga family.^[4] Lippenhuizen developed on a sandy ridge in a heath and moorland region. In 1718, the Opsterlandse Compagnonsvaart was extended to near the church for the excavation of peat. The Dutch Reformed church dates from 1743.^[5] In 1860, a tower was added to the church.^[6]

Lippenhuizen was home to 1,002 people in 1840.^[6]

Notable people

Reinoudina de Goeje [nl] (1833–1893), author of children's and young adult literature
Evert Zandstra [nl] (1897–1974), novelist
Klaas Bouma [nl] (1914–1944), painter
Foppe de Haan (born 1943), football coach

Gallery

Street view
A bridge in Lippenhuizen
The sluice in Lippehuizen
Tram accident monument

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 8408CA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline
^ "Lippenhuizen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Lippenhuizen" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Lippenhuizen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.