Obdam

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Obdam
Former town hall
Former town hall
Coat of arms of Obdam
Coat of arms
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Country Kingdom of the Netherlands
Constituent country  Netherlands
Province North Holland
Municipality Koggenland
Area
 • Total 20.95 km2 (8.09 sq mi)
 • Land 20.64 km2 (7.97 sq mi)
 • Water 0.31 km2 (0.12 sq mi)
Population (2005)
 • Total 6,800
 • Density 329/km2 (850/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Website www.obdam.nl

Obdam (Audio file "Nl-Obdam.ogg" not found) is a former municipality and a town 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.00 and xx.30 minutes past the hour. Travel time to Amsterdam is just 55 minutes.

Chronology

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