Country Netherlands Province North Holland | Area 206 ha Municipality Drechterland | |
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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 (until 1970).
Map of Oosterleek, Netherlands
Oosterleek was first noted on a map in 1311 as Oesterleke. The name refers to a leek, a small river. Ooster- means eastern.
Nowadays, a small bit of Oosterleek lays in the Markermeer, because the dyke was moved westwards to guarantee full safety. It is said that this part included a church. The current church was built in 1695.
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Oosterleek Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA