Obdam () is a village and former municipality in the

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, in the province of

North Holland North Holland ( nl, Noord-Holland, ) is a province of the Netherlands in the northwestern part of the country. It is located on the North Sea, north of South Holland and Utrecht, and west of Friesland and Flevoland. In November 2019, it had a ...

and the region of West-Frisia. The municipality ceased to exist on 1 January 2007 when it merged with

Wester-Koggenland Wester-Koggenland () is a former municipality of the Netherlands, located 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 Obdam to form the new municipality ...

to form the new municipality of

Koggenland Koggenland ( fy, Koggelân) is a municipality in North Holland province and the region of West-Frisia of the Netherlands. It came into existence on 1 January 2007 upon the merger of the two former municipalities of Obdam and Wester-Koggenland. ...

Population centres

The area of the former municipality of Obdam consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts:

Berkmeer Berkmeer is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Koggenland, and lies about 5 km east of Heerhugowaard. The hamlet was first mentioned around 1631 as De Berck meer, and refers to the lake which ...

Hensbroek Hensbroek is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Koggenland, and lies about 4 km east of Heerhugowaard. Overview The village was first mentioned around 1312 as Hensbroec, and means "swampy ...

, 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

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family becomes the Lordship of the town. *1610 - Birth of Jacob, Baron van Wassenaer, Lord of Obdam; Son of Jacob

van Wassenaer Van Wassenaer is the name of an old Dutch noble family. It was first mentioned in the county of Holland on November 3, 1200. They are one of the few original noble families from Holland that has survived to this day. Members of the family carry ...

*1620 - Jacob van Duvenvoorde starts using the

family name and becomes Jacob

*1665 - Jacob, Baron

, 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 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 consisted of 13 seats, which were divided as follows: * CDA - 5 seats * Gemeente Partij Obdam - 4 seats * PvdA - 2 seats *

VVD The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ( nl, Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie ; VVD) is a Conservative liberalism, conservative-liberalRudy Andeweg, Andeweg, R. and G. Irwin ''Politics and Governance in the Netherlands'', Basingsto ...

- 2 seats

References

* Statistics are taken from th
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