Oudesluis, Schagen
Village in North Holland, Netherlands
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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 | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Holland |
| Municipality | Schagen |
| Area | |
• Village | 8.29 km2 (3.20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | −1.2 m (−3.9 ft) |
| Population (2025)[1] | |
• Village | 700 |
| • Density | 84/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 490 |
| • Rural | 215 |
| 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
Windmill P
Dutch Reformed church
Train passing by
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