Grosthuizen is a village in the

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province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of

Koggenland Koggenland ( fy, Koggelân) is a municipality in North Holland province and the region of West-Frisia of the Netherlands. It came into existence on 1 January 2007 upon the merger of the two former municipalities of Obdam and Wester-Koggenland ...

, and lies about 7 km southwest of Hoorn. The village was first mentioned in the 12th century 1420 Asthusa, and means "big (eastern) settlement". Grost (big) was added to distinguish from

Oosthuizen Oosthuizen is a village in the Netherlands, 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 Asth ...

. Later Ast (east) was dropped from the name. Grosthuizen developed as a

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excavation settlement in the 13th century. In 1874, a church was built, but demolished in 1965. Only a belfry remains. Grosthuizen was home to 307 people in 1840. It was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1854, when it was merged with

Avenhorn Avenhorn is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Koggenland, and lies about 9 km west of Hoorn. History The village was first mentioned around 1312 as Lutekedrecht. The current name means "c ...

. In 2007, it became part of the municipality of

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