Obdam
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 | |
| 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
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
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
- 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
Jacob, Baron van Wassenaer, Lord of Obdam by Abraham Evertsz. van Westerveld
Local government
Before the merger, the last municipal council of Obdam consisted of 13 seats, which were divided as follows:
References
- "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- Statistics are taken from the SDU Staatscourant
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