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Oterleek

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Oterleek is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Alkmaar, and lies about 4 km south of Heerhugowaard.

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Place details

Locality
Oterleek
Region
Noord-Holland
Country
Nederland
Population
620
Timezone
Europe/Amsterdam

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Key facts

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Oterleek
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Village
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nl
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File:Hefbrug-Oterleek.jpg
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Vertical-lift bridge
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Oterleek_wapen.svg
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Map NL - Schermer - Oterleek.svg
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The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Oterleek in the former municipality of Schermer. -->
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Netherlands

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Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • History
  • People from Oterleek
  • Gallery
  • References

Oterleek is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Alkmaar, and lies about 4&nbsp;km south of Heerhugowaard.

== History == The village was first mentioned in 1256 as Oterleke, and is a combination of "outwards" and "natural stream". Oterleek developed on the old land outside of the dike of Heerhugowaard which was poldered between 1629 and 1631. Before the Schermer and the Heerhugowaard were polder, the village was located on an island between the two lakes. In 1573, the village was burnt by Diederik Sonoy for conspiring with the Spanish.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Oterleek” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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