Oosthuizen is a village in the Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 province of North Holland

North Holland

North Holland |West Frisian]]: Noard-Holland) is a province situated on the North Sea in the northwest part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is Haarlem and its largest city is Amsterdam.-Geography:...

. It is a part of the municipality of Zeevang

Zeevang

-Population centres :The municipality of Zeevang consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Beets, Etersheim, Hobrede, Kwadijk, Middelie, Oosthuizen, Schardam, Warder.- Local government :...

, and lies about 8 km north of Purmerend

Purmerend

Purmerend is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.The city is surrounded by polders, such as the Purmer, Beemster and the Wormer. The city became the trade center of the region but the population grew relatively slow. Only after 1960 did the population...

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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 Etersheim

Etersheim

Etersheim is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Zeevang, and lies about 2 km northeast of Oosthuizen.Etersheim was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1848, when it was merged with Oosthuizen....

, has a population of around 3220.