| Oosterland | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Image Map1: | Map NL - Wieringen - Oosterland.png |
| Map Caption1: | The village (dark red) and statistical district (light green) of Oosterland in the former municipality of Wieringen.--> |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands#Netherlands North Holland |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| 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: | Hollands Kroon |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 1.6 |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.17 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 165 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 1779 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0227 |
| Coordinates: | 52.9333°N 6°W |
Oosterland is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Hollands Kroon, and lies about southeast of Den Helder. From 1918 to 1923, Oosterland was the residence of the exiled German crown prince, Friedrich Wilhelm von Hohenzollern.
The village was first mentioned in 1343 or 1344 as "van Oestenlande", and means "eastern land". It was located on the former island of Wieringen. Oost (east) has been added to distinguish from Westerland.[3] Oosterland is a church village which developed in the 11th century.[4]
The Dutch Reformed church was built on a slight elevation around 1100. The tower probably dates from the 13th century, and contains a bell from 1499. The church was restored between 1888 and 1890 by Pierre Cuypers.[4]
Oosterland was home to 125 people in 1840.[5] Between 1925 and 1928, a little neighbourhood was built in Oosterland for the engineers of the Zuiderzee project which transformed the former sea into the lake IJsselmeer.[4]