Country Netherlands Municipality Edam-Volendam Postal code 1474 | Province North Holland Time zone CET (UTC+1) Dialing code 0299 | |
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Oosthuizen (West Frisian: Oôsthúze) is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Edam-Volendam, and lies about 8 km north of Purmerend.
Oosthuizen was a separate municipality until 1979, when the new municipality of Zeevang was created.
In 2001, the village of Oosthuizen had 2940 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.49 km², and contained 1153 residences. The statistical district "Oosthuizen", which covers the village and the surrounding countryside including the hamlet of Etersheim, has a population of around 3220.
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