| Oterleek | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Image Map1: | Map NL - Schermer - Oterleek.svg |
| Map Caption1: | The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Oterleek in the former municipality of Schermer.--> |
| 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: | Alkmaar |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | -2.1 |
| Area Total Km2: | 10.05 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 635 |
| 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: | 1842 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 072 |
| Coordinates: | 52.6333°N 54°W |
Oterleek is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Alkmaar, and lies about 4 km south of Heerhugowaard.
The village was first mentioned in 1256 as Oterleke, and is a combination of "outwards" and "natural stream".[3] Oterleek developed on the old land outside of the dike of Heerhugowaard which was poldered between 1629 and 1631. Before the Schermer and the Heerhugowaard were polder, the village was located on an island between the two lakes. In 1573, the village was burnt by Diederik Sonoy for conspiring with the Spanish.
A large part of the village burnt down 1922. There are three polder mills and one grist mill in Oterleek.[4]
Oterleek was home to 230 people in 1840. It was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1970, when it was merged with Schermer. In 2015, it became part of the municipality of Alkmaar.[5]