- Oosthuizen
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For other uses, see Oosthuizen (disambiguation).
Oosthuizen — Village — 
Coat of arms
The village centre (darkgreen) and the statistical district (lightgreen) of Oosthuizen in the municipality of Zeevang.
Coordinates: 52°34′15″N 4°59′45″E / 52.57083°N 4.99583°ECoordinates: 52°34′15″N 4°59′45″E / 52.57083°N 4.99583°E Country Netherlands Province North Holland Municipality Zeevang Area - Total 6.76 km2 (2.6 sq mi) Population (2009)[1] - Total 3,224 - Density 476.9/km2 (1,235.2/sq mi) Time zone CET (UTC+1) - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Postal code 1474 Dialing code 0299 Oosthuizen (West Frisian: Oôsthúze) is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Zeevang, and lies about 8 km north of Purmerend.
Oosthuizen was a separate municipality until 1979, when the new municipality of Zeevang was created.[2]
In 2001, the village of Oosthuizen had 2940 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.49 km², and contained 1153 residences.[3] The statistical district "Oosthuizen", which covers the village and the surrounding countryside including the hamlet Etersheim, has a population of around 3220.[4]
Church in Oosthuizen
References
- ^ Gemeente Zeevang (2009) "Gemeente in cijfers" Gemeentegids Amsterdam: De Telefoongids BV pp. 7.
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 [1]. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005 [2]. As of 1 January 2005.
External links
- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Oosthuizen". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
Categories:- Populated places in North Holland
- Former municipalities of North Holland
- North Holland geography stubs
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