Grosthuizen is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Koggenland, and lies about 7 km southwest of Hoorn.

Grosthuizen
Village
Former town hall
Coat of arms
Grosthuizen Location in the Netherlands Show map of Netherlands Grosthuizen Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands Show map of North Holland
Coordinates: 52°37′N 4°59′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Holland
Municipality	Koggenland
Area [1]
• Total	4.14 km2 (1.60 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	−2.2 m (−7.2 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	390
• Density	94/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	1633[1]
Dialing code	0229
Website	http://www.grosthuizen.nl

The village was first mentioned in the 12th century 1420 Asthusa, and means "big (eastern) settlement". Grost (big) was added to distinguish from Oosthuizen. Later Ast (east) was dropped from the name.[3] Grosthuizen developed as a peat excavation settlement in the 13th century. In 1874, a church was built, but demolished in 1965. Only a belfry remains.[4]

Grosthuizen was home to 307 people in 1840.[5] It was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1854, when it was merged with Avenhorn.[6] In 2007, it became part of the municipality of Koggenland.[5]

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