Oosthuizen

Village in North Holland, Netherlands

Coat of arms

52°34′15″N 4°59′45″E / 52.57083°N 4.99583°E / 52.57083; 4.99583CountryNetherlandsProvinceNorth HollandMunicipalityEdam-VolendamArea

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• Total6.82 km² (2.63 sq mi)Elevation

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−1.6 m (−5.2 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total3,390 • Density500/km² (1,300/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

1474^[1]

Dialing code0299

Oosthuizen is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Edam-Volendam, and lies about 8 km north of Purmerend.

History

The village was first mentioned in the 12th century as "in Asthusa minore", and means "eastern houses". Minor or luttic was often added to distinguish from Grosthuizen.^[3] Oosthuizen started as a peat excavation settlement in the Zeevang polder. In 1292, it became a free heerlijkheid (=no fief).^[4]

The Dutch Reformed church is cruciform church with ridge turret. The choir and transept were constructed in 1511. The nave is from 1518. The Catholic Franciscus van Assisi Church is a residential home which was converted to church in 1960.^[4]

Oosthuizen was home to 634 people in 1840.^[5] It was a separate municipality until 1970, when the new municipality of Zeevang was created.^[6] It was the capital of Zeevang. In 2016, it became part of the municipality of Edam-Volendam.^[5]

Notable people

Adriaan de Bruin (ca. 1700-1766), enslaved servant of the Dutch politician Adriaan van Bredehoff.

Gallery

Church in Oosthuizen
View on the IJsselmeer in winter
Catholic Franciscus van Assisi Church
Houses in Oosthuizen

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 1474AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
^ "Oosthuizen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b Ronald Stenvert & Saskia van Ginkel-Meester (2006). "Oosthuizen" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Oosthuizen". Oosthuizen (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 April 2022.
^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.