Oosthuizen

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 (2.61 sq mi)
Population (2009)[1]
 • Total 3,224
 • Density 480/km2 (1,200/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

  1. ↑ Gemeente Zeevang (2009) "Gemeente in cijfers" Gemeentegids Amsterdam: De Telefoongids BV pp. 7.
  2. ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
  3. ↑ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 . Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
  4. ↑ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005 . As of 1 January 2005.

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