Obdam
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Obdam | |
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Village and former municipality | |
Coordinates: 52°40′28″N 4°54′14″E / 52.67444°N 4.90389°E | |
Country | Kingdom of the Netherlands |
Constituent country | Netherlands |
Province | North Holland |
Municipality | Koggenland |
Area | |
• Total | 11.25 km2 (4.34 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 5,925 |
• Density | 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 1713[1] |
Dialing code | 0226 |
Website | www |
Obdam (Dutch pronunciation: [ɔbˈdɑm] ) is a village and former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. The municipality ceased to exist on 1 January 2007 when it merged with Wester-Koggenland to form the new municipality of Koggenland.
Population centres[edit]
The area of the former municipality of Obdam consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Berkmeer, Hensbroek, Obdam, Wogmeer (partly).
Train services[edit]
These services currently (2014), depart for Hoorn, from platform 1, at xx.15 and xx.45 minutes past the hour. Travel time to Amsterdam is just 55 minutes.
Chronology[edit]
- 1503 - The van Duvenvoorde family becomes the Lordship of the town.
- 1610 - Birth of Jacob, Baron van Wassenaer, Lord of Obdam; Son of Jacob van Duvenvoorde van Wassenaer
- 1620 - Jacob van Duvenvoorde starts using the van Wassenaer family name and becomes Jacob van Duvenvoorde van Wassenaer
- 1665 - Jacob, Baron van Wassenaer, Lord Of Obdam dies during a sea battle with the English while being the captain of a Dutch vessel.
- 1979 - Founding of the new municipality, including the towns of Hensbroek and Wogmeer.
- 2007 - The Obdam municipal merges into municipal Koggenland
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Jacob, Baron van Wassenaer, Lord of Obdam by Abraham Evertsz. van Westerveld
Local government[edit]
Before the merger, the last municipal council of Obdam consisted of 13 seats, which were divided as follows:
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- Statistics are taken from the SDU Staatscourant
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