Oosthuizen

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.

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Locality: Oosthuizen
Region: Noord-Holland
Country: Nederland
Population: 1,260
Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Oosthuizen
Settlement.native_name_lang: nl
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Oosthuizen.JPG
Settlement.image_shield: Oosthuizen_wapen.svg
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Settlement.image_map: Dutch Municipality Zeevang 2006.png
Settlement.image_map1: Map NL - Zeevang - Oosthuizen.png
Settlement.map_caption1: The village centre (darkgreen) and the statistical district (lightgreen) of Oosthuizen in the former municipality of Zeevang. -->
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

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Population: 612
Area: 6.76
Image: Oosthuizen.JPG

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postal code: 1474
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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. Oosthuizen started as a peat excavation settlement in the Zeevang polder. In 1292, it became a free heerlijkheid (=no fief).