Oudesluis is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Schagen, and lies about 21 km south of Den Helder.
Oudesluis | |
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Village | |
 The Old Sluice | |
  Oudesluis Location in the Netherlands  Oudesluis Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands | |
| Coordinates: 52°50′N 4°49′E / 52.833°N 4.817°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Holland |
| Municipality | Schagen |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.29 km2 (3.20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | −1.2 m (−3.9 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 715 |
| • Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 1757[1] |
| Dialing code | 0224 |
The village was first mentioned around 1660 as Duycker Sluys. The current name means "old sluice". Oude (old) has been added after the Wieringerwaard was poldered to distinguish from Nieuwesluis.[3] Oude Sluis was located on the former Zuiderzee until 1845.[4]
The former Dutch Reformed church was built in 1861, because the old church had been damaged in a storm in 1859. In 1982, the church was sold for ƒ to a foundation and is nowadays used for cultural activities.[4]
In 1867, a railway station opened on the Amsterdam to Den Helder railway line. It closed in 1949.[5]
Gallery
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Windmill P -
Dutch Reformed church -
Train passing by
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 1757GK". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ "Oudesluis - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Oudesluis". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ "stopplaats Oudesluis". Stationsweb (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 May 2022.
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