Obdam () is a village and former municipality in the
Netherlands
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, 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
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
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
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:
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CDA - 5 seats
* Gemeente Partij Obdam - 4 seats
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PvdA - 2 seats
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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
SDU Staatscourant
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Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2007
Former municipalities of North Holland
Populated places in North Holland
Koggenland