Lippenhuizen

Lippenhuizen Lippenhuzen
Village
Lippenhuizen church
Coat of arms
Location in Opsterland municipality
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Coordinates: 53°1′1″N6°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]

From 1884 to 1947 Lippenhuizen had a stop on the tram line Heerenveen - Drachten. ^[7]

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

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

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
2. "Postcodetool for 8408CA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
3. Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline
4. "Lippenhuizen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
5. Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Lippenhuizen" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN   90 400 9476 4 . Retrieved 2 April 2022.
6. "Lippenhuizen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
7. "De historie van bus en tram". www.grootsa.nl (in Dutch). 2019-10-24. Retrieved 2025-11-22.

External links

Media related to Lippenhuizen at Wikimedia Commons