Oosterleek

Oosterleek is a village in the municipality of Drechterland, in the Dutch province North Holland. The village used to belong to the municipalities Venhuizen (1970–2006) and Wijdenes (pre-1970).

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Locality: Oosterleek
Region: Noord-Holland
Country: Nederland
Population: 285

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Settlement.name: Oosterleek
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.native_name_lang: nl
Settlement.image_skyline: Oosterleek2.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands#Netherlands North Holland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: top
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: North Holland
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Drechterland
Settlement.elevation_m: -0.6
Settlement.area_total_km2: 1.05
Settlement.population_total: 105
Settlement.population_as_of: 2021

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Oosterleek is a village in the municipality of Drechterland, in the Dutch province North Holland. The village used to belong to the municipalities Venhuizen (1970–2006) and Wijdenes (pre-1970).

Oosterleek was first noted on a map in 1311 as Oesterleke, in which oester means "eastern" and leke means "stream". This name was supposedly a reference to the fact that the village was located to the east of a stream. During the 17th century, it was a fishing village which was home to a population of about 500 people.