| Ee | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
| Coordinates: | 53.33°N 6.1°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Friesland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Noardeast-Fryslân |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 13.26 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 0.2 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 645 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 9131 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0519 |
| Website: | Official |
Ee or Ie is a village in the northern Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, east of Dokkum. Ie had approximately 834 inhabitants in January 2017.[3] Before 2019, the village was part of the Dongeradeel municipality.
There are various types of buildings in Ee, including a church built in the 13th century. A flax museum of the Netherlands is also located in Ee. Ee has mostly remained an intact rural village.[4]
Ee has the shortest name of all places in the Netherlands.
The village was first mentioned in 1450 as Ee, and means "water / river".[5] Ie is a terp (artificial living mound) village with a radial structure. It developed several centuries before Christ. The Dutch Reformed church dates from the 16th century and has a 13th-century nave. The tower was built in 1869.[6] Up to 1729, a dike made inland navigation, and the nearby hamlet of had to be used as inland harbour.[7]
Ie was densely populated. There was no construction outside the terp until the 18th century.[7] In 1840, Ie was home to 904 people.[8]
The village's official name was changed from Ee to Ie in 2023.[9] [10]
The N 358 passes through town.
Bus routes 63 and 562 connect Ie with Dokkum.