Oostwoud
Village in North Holland, Netherlands
52°44′N 5°5′E / 52.733°N 5.083°E / 52.733; 5.083 (2021)[1]
1678[1]
Oostwoud is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Medemblik, and lies about 8 km north of Hoorn.
History
The village was first mentioned around 1312 as Oestenwoude, and means "eastern forest". Oost (east) has been added to distinguish from Midwoud and Nibbixwoud.[3] Oostwoud developed in the Late Middle Ages as a peat excavation settlement.[4] A large part of the village burnt down in 1710 due to arson.[5]
The Dutch Reformed church is a single aisled church with wooden ridge turret built in 1753. The church was expanded around 1875.[4]
Oostwoud was home to 310 people in 1840.[5] In 1878, a joint railway station with Midwoud opened on the Hoorn to Medemblik railway line. The line closed in 1941.[6]
Gallery
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Farm in Oostwoud
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 1678GA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ "Oostwoud - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ a b Ronald Stenvert & Saskia van Ginkel-Meester (2006). "Oostwoud" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Oostwoud". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ "station Midwoud- Oostwoud". Stationweb (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 May 2022.
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Populated places in the municipality of Medemblik
- Abbekerk
- Andijk
- Benningbroek
- Hauwert
- Lambertschaag
- Midwoud
- Nibbixwoud
- Onderdijk [nl]
- Oostwoud
- Opperdoes
- Sijbekarspel
- Twisk
- Wadway (partially)
- Wervershoof
- Wognum
- Zwaagdijk-Oost
- Zwaagdijk-West
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