Oterleek

Oterleek is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Alkmaar, and lies about 4 km south of Heerhugowaard.

Oterleek
Village
Vertical-lift bridge
Vertical-lift bridge
Coat of arms of Oterleek
Coat of arms
Oterleek is located in Netherlands
Oterleek
Oterleek
Location in the Netherlands
Oterleek is located in North Holland
Oterleek
Oterleek
Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 52°38′N 4°50′E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Holland
MunicipalityAlkmaar
Area
[1]
 • Total10.05 km2 (3.88 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
−2.1 m (−6.9 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total635
 • Density63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
1842[1]
Dialing code072

History

The village was first mentioned in 1256 as Oterleke, and is a combination of "outwards" and "natural stream".[3] Oterleek developed on the old land outside of the dike of Heerhugowaard which was poldered between 1629 and 1631.[4] Before the Schermer and the Heerhugowaard were polder, the village was located on an island between the two lakes. In 1573, the village was burnt by Diederik Sonoy for conspiring with the Spanish.[5]

A large part of the village burnt down 1922. There are three polder mills and one grist mill in Oterleek.[4]

Oterleek was home to 230 people in 1840.[5] It was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1970, when it was merged with Schermer.[6] In 2015, it became part of the municipality of Alkmaar.[5]

People from Oterleek
  • Jacob Gelt Dekker (1948-2019), dentist by trade, entrepreneur, and author of The Caribbean [Amsterdam Publishers, 2018].
  • Windmill: korenmolen De Otter
    Windmill: korenmolen De Otter
  • Street view
    Street view

References
  1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  2. "Postcodetool for 1842EA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  3. "Oterleek - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  4. Ronald Stenvert & Saskia van Ginkel-Meester (2006). "Oterleek" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  5. "Oterleek". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  6. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.


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