Oosthuizen is a village in the

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province of

North Holland North Holland ( nl, Noord-Holland, ) is a province of the Netherlands in the northwestern part of the country. It is located on the North Sea, north of South Holland and Utrecht, and west of Friesland and Flevoland. In November 2019, it had a ...

. It is a part of the municipality of

Edam-Volendam Edam-Volendam () is a municipality in the northwest Netherlands, in the province of North Holland, primarily consisting of the towns of Edam and Volendam. It is situated on the western shore of the Markermeer, just north of Waterland. In 2019, it ...

, and lies about 8 km north of

Purmerend Purmerend () is a city and municipality in the west of the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and in the region of West Friesland. The city is surrounded by polders, such as the Purmer, Beemster and the Wormer. The city became the tra ...

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 Grosthuizen is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Koggenland, and lies about 7 km southwest of Hoorn. The village was first mentioned in the 12th century 1420 Asthusa, and means "big (easte ...

. Oosthuizen started as a

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excavation settlement in the Zeevang ''

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''. In 1292, it became a free ''

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'' (=no fief). 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. Oosthuizen was home to 634 people in 1840. It was a separate municipality until 1970, when the new municipality of

Zeevang Zeevang () is a former municipality in northwestern Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Since 2016, Zeevang has been part of the municipality of Edam-Volendam. Population centres The former municipality of Zeevang consisted of the foll ...

was created. It was the capital of Zeevang. In 2016, it became part of the municipality of

Notable people

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

Gallery

File:Oosthuizen kerk.jpg, Church in Oosthuizen File:1474 Oosthuizen, Netherlands - panoramio (1).jpg, View on the

IJsselmeer The IJsselmeer (; fy, Iselmar, nds-nl, Iesselmeer), also known as Lake IJssel in English, is a closed off inland bay in the central Netherlands bordering the provinces of Flevoland, North Holland and Friesland. It covers an area of with an a ...

in winter File:Franciscus van Assisi, Oosthuizen.JPG, Catholic Franciscus van Assisi Church File:Oosthuzen.jpg, Houses in Oosthuizen

References

External links

* Populated places in North Holland Former municipalities of North Holland Geography of Edam-Volendam {{NorthHolland-geo-stub