Oldenzaal (;

Tweants Tweants (Tweants pronunciation: ; nl, Twents ) is a group of non-standardised, closely related Westphalian, Dutch Low Saxon dialects, descending from Old Saxon. It is spoken daily by approximately 62% of the population of Twente, a region in t ...

: ''Oldnzel'') is a

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and a

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in the eastern province of

Overijssel Overijssel (, ; nds, Oaveriessel ; german: Oberyssel) is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands located in the eastern part of the country. The province's name translates to "across the IJssel", from the perspective of the ...

in the

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. It is part of the region of

Twente Twente ( nl, Twente , Tweants dialect: ''Tweante'') is a region in the eastern Netherlands. It encompasses the most urbanised and easternmost part of the province of Overijssel. Twente is most likely named after the Tuihanti or Tvihanti, a Germ ...

and is close to the

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border. It received

city rights Town privileges or borough rights were important features of European towns during most of the second millennium. The city law customary in Central Europe probably dates back to Italian models, which in turn were oriented towards the tradition ...

in 1249. Historically, the city was part of the

Hanseatic League The Hanseatic League (; gml, Hanse, , ; german: label=Modern German, Deutsche Hanse) was a medieval commercial and defensive confederation of merchant guilds and market towns in Central and Northern Europe. Growing from a few North German to ...

as a subsidiary city of the fellow Hanseatic city of

Deventer Deventer (; Sallands: ) is a city and municipality in the Salland historical region of the province of Overijssel, Netherlands. In 2020, Deventer had a population of 100,913. The city is largely situated on the east bank of the river IJssel, bu ...

. Located on the

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from

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, Oldenzaal also has a rail connection to

Hengelo Hengelo (; Tweants: ) is a city in the eastern part of the Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel. The city lies along the motorways A1/E30 and A35 and it has a station for the international Amsterdam – Hannover – Berlin service. Popu ...

and Bad Bentheim. As of 1 January 2019, 31,885 people lived in Oldenzaal. In the Netherlands, Oldenzaal is well known for its

carnival Carnival is a Catholic Christian festive season that occurs before the liturgical season of Lent. The main events typically occur during February or early March, during the period historically known as Shrovetide (or Pre-Lent). Carnival typi ...

festivities. During the carnival season Oldenzaal is known as "Boeskool-stad" which is a local dialect of the word Cabbage-town. During the main carnival weekend over 100,000 people come for the big parade showing high and mighty carnival trucks.

Transportation

The town is served by the

Oldenzaal railway station Oldenzaal is a railway station located in the centre of Oldenzaal, Overijssel, Netherlands. The station was opened on 18 October 1865 and is located on the Almelo–Salzbergen railway. Train services are operated by Syntus Keolis Nederland is a ...

Notable residents

* Balderic of Utrecht (897–975) Bishop of Utrecht, 918 to 975 *

Henri Max Corwin Henri Max Corwin (1903 in Oldenzaal, Overijssel – January 1962) was a Dutch businessman, philatelist and humanitarian. He became famous both for his efforts to shield Jewish victims of Nazi persecution during World War II, and later for his eff ...

(1903–1962) a Dutch businessman, philatelist and humanitarian; shielded Jewish victims of the Nazis in WWII *

Mieke Telkamp Mieke Telkamp (; 14 June 1934 – 20 October 2016) was a Dutch singer. Her career spanned over 50 years, both as a singer and a TV personality. Telkamp's most popular song was the 1971 Dutch version of ''Amazing Grace'', which sold over 1 million ...

(1934–2016) a Dutch singer and TV personality * Hedy de Graas (born 1988) artist name: 'Ame Bibabi', a Dutch rapper and an internet personality

Sport

Theo Pahlplatz Theo Pahlplatz (born 3 April 1947 in Oldenzaal) is a Dutch retired footballer. He spent most of his career with FC Twente Football Club Twente () is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, sometimes known internation ...

(born 1947) a Dutch retired footballer; 468 caps with

FC Twente Football Club Twente () is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, sometimes known internationally as Twente Enschede. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Dutch champions Sportclub Enschede with Enschedese ...

Wilfried Brookhuis Wilfried Brookhuis () (born 16 October 1961 in Oldenzaal, Overijssel) is a retired football goalkeeper from the Netherlands, who played professional football for NEC Nijmegen for eleven years (1985–1996). Managerial career Brookhuis joined ...

(born 1961) a retired football goalkeeper with 404 club caps *

Raimond van der Gouw Raimundus Johannes Hendrikus van der Gouw (, born 24 March 1963) is a Dutch former professional footballer, who played as a goalkeeper. After a successful career with Vitesse in his native Netherlands, and well into his 30s, he moved to Manche ...

(born 1963) a Dutch former football goalkeeper with 493 club caps *

Ellen van Langen Ellen Gezina Maria van Langen (born 9 February 1966) is a Dutch former middle distance runner, who specialised in the 800 metres. A talented but injury-ridden athlete, she was the 1992 Olympic Champion for the women's 800 meters. She is now ...

(born 1966) a Dutch former middle-distance runner, gold medallist in the 800 m. at the

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Rudie Kemna Rudie Kemna (born 5 October 1967) is a Dutch former racing cyclist, who is currently a directeur sportif for . Major results ;1989 : 3rd Ronde van Midden-Nederland ;1991 : 1st Stage 5 Teleflex Tour ;1996 : 1st Ronde van Noord-Holland : 1st Sta ...

(born 1967) a former Dutch racing cyclist *

Björn Kuipers Björn Kuipers (; born 28 March 1973) is a former Dutch football referee. He has been a FIFA listed referee from 2006 to 2021 and an UEFA Elite group referee from 2009 to 2021. He was assisted during international matches by Sander van Roekel ...

(born 1973) a Dutch FIFA listed football referee *

Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink Johannes Vennegoor of Hesselink (; born 7 November 1978) is a Dutch former professional footballer. He formerly played for the Netherlands national team as a striker. He played for clubs such as the Dutch Eredivisie's FC Twente and PSV, the ...

(born 1978) a Dutch former footballer with 438 club caps * Tim Breukers (born 1987) a Dutch professional footballer with over 250 club caps * Wout Droste (born 1989) a Dutch professional footballer with over 250 club caps * Nathalie Timmermans (born 1989) a Dutch softball player, competed in the

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* Jules Reimerink (born 1989) a Dutch professional footballer with over 250 club caps * Alexander Bannink (born 1990) a Dutch professional footballer with over 220 club caps *

Sanne Wevers Sanne Wevers (born 17 September 1991) is a Dutch artistic gymnast. She is the 2016 Olympic and 2018 European champion on the balance beam and was the first Dutch female gymnast to become an Olympic champion on an individual event. She is also ...

(born 1991) a Dutch artistic gymnast, gold medallist at the

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Lieke Wevers Lieke Wevers (born 17 September 1991) is a Dutch artistic gymnast. She was the first Dutch woman to win a European title in gymnastics: at the 2015 European Games, she won the gold medal on the balance beam and was the bronze medalist with the D ...

(born 1991) a Dutch artistic gymnast, won four medals at the 2015 European Games * Jill Roord (born 1997) a Dutch midfield footballer *

Erik ten Hag Erik ten Hag (, born 2 February 1970) is a Dutch professional football coach and former player, who is currently the manager of Premier League club Manchester United. As a player, Ten Hag played as a centre-back in the Dutch league for 13 ye ...

(born 1970) former footballer with 336 club caps and coach. Current head coach for

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Gallery

File:Oldenzaalplechelmus1.jpg, The Basilica of St Plechelm File:Marktplein (market square) - panoramio - Frans-Banja Mulder (1).jpg, Marktplein (market square) File:Oldenzaal, de watertoren IMG 7374 2020-08-10 17.41.jpg, Watertower File:Ziekenhuis (hospital) Oldenzaal - panoramio.jpg, Ziekenhuis (hospital), Oldenzaal

References

External links

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Official website
Cities in the Netherlands Members of the Hanseatic League Municipalities of Overijssel Populated places in Overijssel Twente {{Overijssel-geo-stub