Oosterzee

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

Oosterzee Eastersee
Village
Oosterzee church
Flag Coat of arms
Location in the former Lemsterlân municipality
52°52′28″N 5°46′23″E / 52.87444°N 5.77306°E / 52.87444; 5.77306
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	De Fryske Marren
Area ^[1]
• Total	15.62 km² (6.03 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	−0.4 m (−1.3 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Total	930
• Density	60/km² (150/sq mi)
Postal code	8536^[1]
Dialing code	0514

Oosterzee (West Frisian: Eastersee) is a village in De Fryske Marren municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 915 including surrounding area in 2017.^[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1179 as Oesterze, and means eastern lake and is a reference to Tjeukemeer [nl].^[4] Oosterzee was a road village which started in the Middle Ages as two settlements: Oosterzee-Buren and Oosterzee-Gietersebrug. From the 18th century onwards, peat excavation and poldering transformed the area into cultivated land.^[5]

The Dutch Reformed Church was built in 1860 in the neoclassical style as a replacement of a medieval church which is located outside the village center.^[5] In 1840, it was home to 880 people. In 1892, a dairy factory opened in Oosterzee, and closed in 1993. The factory was demolished in 2006 and replaced by a marina and a villa ward, however the chimney remains, because telecommunication companies used the chimney.^[6]

Before 2014, Oosterzee was part of the Lemsterland municipality.^[6] This municipality has since merged into De Fryske Marren municipality.

Gallery

Village view
Marina of Oosterzee
Chimney of the former dairy factory
Farms in Oosterzee

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 8536TA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
^ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS
^ "Oosterzee - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Oosterzee" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Oosterzee". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 March 2022.