Oosterleek

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| name = Oosterleek

| settlement_type = Village

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Netherlands

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = North Holland

| subdivision_type2 = Municipality

| subdivision_name2 = Drechterland

| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 1609GA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 29 April 2022 }}

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| area_total_km2 = 1.05

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| population_total = 105

| population_as_of = 2021

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| population_density_km2 = auto

| timezone = CET

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| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 1609

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| area_code = 0229

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Oosterleek is a village in the municipality of Drechterland, in the Dutch province North Holland. The village used to belong to the municipalities Venhuizen (1970–2006) and Wijdenes (pre-1970).

Oosterleek was first noted on a map in 1311 as Oesterleke, in which oester means "eastern" and leke means "stream". This name was supposedly a reference to the fact that the village was located to the east of a stream.{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/oosterleek |title=Oosterleek - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=29 April 2022 |language=nl}} During the 17th century, it was a fishing village which was home to a population of about 500 people.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/oosterleek |title=Oosterleek |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=29 April 2022 |language=nl}}

Nowadays, a small bit of Oosterleek lies in the Markermeer, because the levee was moved westwards to guarantee full safety. It is said that this part included a church. The current church was built in 1694. The church was decommissioned in 1972, and is nowadays used for weddings, expositions and concerts. It is also home to local library.