Obdam () is a village and former municipality in the
Netherlands
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, in the province of
North Holland
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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 contains the following small towns and villages:
Berkmeer,
Hensbroek, Obdam and
Wogmeer (partly).
Train services
Obden has a
railway station
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. It has regular direct services to
Hoorn
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and, by changing trains there, services to
Amsterdam
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.
Chronology
*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.
File:Jacob van Wassenaer-Obdam.jpg, Jacob, Baron van Wassenaer, Lord of Obdam by Abraham Evertsz. van Westerveld
Local government
Before the merger, the last municipal council of Obdam, elected in 2002,
consisted of 13 seats, which were divided as follows:
*
CDA - 5 seats
* Gemeente Partij Obdam - 4 seats
*
PvdA - 2 seats
*
VVD - 2 seats
References
External links
Official website of former municipality*
{{Authority control
Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2007
Former municipalities of North Holland
Populated places in North Holland
Koggenland