Eastersee

Also known as Oosterzee

Oosterzee () 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.

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Place details

Locality: Oosterzee
Region: Fryslân
Country: Nederland
Population: 900
Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Oosterzee
Settlement.native_name: Eastersee
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Kerk van Oosterzee.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Oosterzee church
Settlement.image_flag: Oosterzee vlag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Eastersee wapen.svg
Settlement.image_map: Map NL Lemsterlân Eastersee.png
Settlement.map_caption: Location in the former Lemsterlân municipality
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Friesland
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Eastersee
Image: Netherlands, Oosterzee, house at Buren 27 and Martinus church.jpg

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Commons category: Oosterzee
postal code: 8536
P8168: root cellar

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Oosterzee () 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.

==History== The village was first mentioned in 1179 as Oesterze, and means eastern lake and is a reference to . 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.