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.
Obdam | |
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Village and former municipality | |
 Former town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Obdam Location in the Netherlands  Obdam Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands | |
| 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 |
Population centres edit
The area of the former municipality contains the following small towns and villages: Berkmeer, Hensbroek, Obdam and Wogmeer (partly).
Train services edit
Obden has a railway station. It has regular direct services to Hoorn and, by changing trains there, services to Amsterdam.[2]
Chronology edit
- 1503 - The van Duvenvoorde family become the Lords 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 the captain of a Dutch vessel.
- 1979 - Founding of the new municipality, including the towns of Hensbroek and Wogmeer.
- 2007 - Obdam municipality merges into the new municipality of 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, elected in 2002,[3] consisted of 13 seats, which were divided as follows:[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ "NS:Travel information". NS: website.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Obdam municipal election 2002". verkiezingsuitslagen.nl (in Dutch). 6 March 2002. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Gemeente Obdam" (in Dutch). Staatscourant: gemeentes. Archived from the original on 26 December 2005. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
External links edit
- Official website of former municipality
Media related to Obdam at Wikimedia Commons
