Oosterleek
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Coordinates: 52°38′18″N 5°11′51″E / 52.63833°N 5.19750°ECoordinates: 52°38′18″N 5°11′51″E / 52.63833°N 5.19750°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | North Holland |
Municipality | Drechterland |
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 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.
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 1695.
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- Populated places in North Holland