| Oostwoud | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Image Map1: | Map NL - Noorder-Koggenland - Oostwoud.png |
| Map Caption1: | The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Oostwoud in the municipality of Noorder-Koggenland.--> |
| 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: | Medemblik |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | -1.3 |
| Area Total Km2: | 9.67 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 875 |
| 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: | 1678 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0229 |
| Coordinates: | 52.7333°N 10°W |
Oostwoud is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Medemblik, and lies about 8 km north of Hoorn.
The village was first mentioned around 1312 as Oestenwoude, and means "eastern forest". Oost (east) has been added to distinguish from Midwoud and Nibbixwoud.[3] Oostwoud developed in the Late Middle Ages as a peat excavation settlement.[4] A large part of the village burnt down in 1710 due to arson.
The Dutch Reformed church is a single aisled church with wooden ridge turret built in 1753. The church was expanded around 1875.[4]
Oostwoud was home to 310 people in 1840.[5] In 1878, a joint railway station with Midwoud opened on the Hoorn to Medemblik railway line. The line closed in 1941.[6]