Lippenhuizen
# 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 [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
