De Knipe
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| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline = 2023 De Knipe, Skoatterlânske Kompanjonsfeart.jpg
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| image_caption = The Skoatterlânske Kompanjonsfeart in De Knipe
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| image_map = Map NL It Hearrenfean De Knipe.png
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| map_caption = Location in the Heerenveen municipality
| pushpin_map = Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Netherlands
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon|Friesland}} Friesland
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = {{flagicon|Heerenveen}} Heerenveen
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_total_km2 = 5.03
| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 8456AA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 30 March 2022 }}
| elevation_m = 0.6
| population_as_of = 2021
| population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=30 March 2022}}
| population_total = 1,415
| population_density_km2 = auto
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De Knipe (archaic: {{langx|nl|De Knijpe}}) is a village in the municipality ({{langx|nl|Gemeente}}) Heerenveen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,455 in January 2017.[http://statline.cbs.nl/Statweb/publication/?DM=SLNL&PA=83765NED&D1=0-1,3-4,8,11,14,28,31-32,99-104&D2=6800-6838&HDR=T&STB=G1&VW=T Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017] - CBS Statline
History
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.{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/deknipe |title=De Knipe - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=30 March 2022 |language=nl}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/de-knipe |title=De Knipe |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=30 March 2022|language=nl}}
Gallery
File:De Knijpe vaart.JPG|Canal view
Herfoarme tsjerke De Knipe 2009.JPG|Protestant church
File:De Knipe, Fermanje oan de Ds. Veenweg 61.jpg|Mennonite church
File:De oogst van vezelhennep.jpg|Hemp harvest
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External links
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Category:Populated places in Friesland
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