Lippenhuizen

Lippenhuizen 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