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).

Oosterleek
Village
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Coordinates: 52°38′18″N 5°11′51″E / 52.63833°N 5.19750°E / 52.63833; 5.19750
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Holland
Municipality	Drechterland
Area ^[1]
• Total	1.05 km^2 (0.41 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	−0.6 m (−2.0 ft)
Population  (2021)^[1]
• Total	105
• Density	100/km^2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	1609^[1]
Dialing code	0229

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.^[3] During the 17th century, it was a fishing village which was home to a population of about 500 people.^[4]

Nowadays, a small bit of Oosterleek lays in the Markermeer, because the levee was moved westwards to guarantee full safety. It is said that this part included a church. The current church was built in 1694. The church was decommissioned in 1972, and is nowadays used for weddings, expositions and concerts. It is also home to local library.^[4]

Gallery

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  Wooden farm
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  Church of Oosterleek

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
2. "Postcodetool for 1609GA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
3. "Oosterleek - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 April 2022.
4. "Oosterleek". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 April 2022.

 

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