Lippenhuizen
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.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1315 as Luppingahusum, and means houses of the Luppinga family. 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. In 1860, a tower was added to the church.
Lippenhuizen was home to 1,002 people in 1840.
Notable people
- Reinoudina de Goeje (1833–1893), author of children's and young adult literature
- Evert Zandstra (1897–1974), novelist
- Klaas Bouma (1914–1944), painter
- Foppe de Haan (born 1943), football coach
Gallery
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Street view -
A bridge in Lippenhuizen -
The sluice in Lippehuizen -
Tram accident monument
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Lippenhuizen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
External links
Media related to Lippenhuizen at Wikimedia Commons
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