Obdam

Village and former municipality in Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
Coat of arms of Obdam
Coat of arms
52°40′28″N 4°54′14″E / 52.67444°N 4.90389°E / 52.67444; 4.90389CountryKingdom of the NetherlandsConstituent country NetherlandsProvinceNorth HollandMunicipalityKoggenlandArea • Total11.25 km2 (4.34 sq mi)Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total5,925 • Density530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
1713[1]
Dialing code0226Websitewww.obdam.nl

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

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

Local government

Before the merger, the last municipal council of Obdam consisted of 13 seats, which were divided as follows:

  • CDA - 5 seats
  • Gemeente Partij Obdam - 4 seats
  • PvdA - 2 seats
  • VVD - 2 seats

References

  1. ^ 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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