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'''Obdam''' ({{IPA|nl|ɔbˈdɑm|-|414 Obdam.ogg}}) is a village and former municipality 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 contains the following small towns and villages: Berkmeer, Hensbroek, Obdam and Wogmeer (partly).
==Train services== Obden has a railway station. It has regular direct services to Hoorn and, by changing trains there, services to Amsterdam.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NS:Travel information |url=https://www.ns.nl/en/journeyplanner/#/?vertrek=Obdam |access-date=12 June 2024|website=NS: website.nl|language=nl}}</ref>
==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. <gallery> File:Jacob van Wassenaer-Obdam.jpg|Jacob, Baron van Wassenaer, Lord of Obdam by Abraham Evertsz. van Westerveld </gallery>
==Local government== Before the merger, the last municipal council of Obdam, elected in 2002,<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 March 2002 |title=Obdam municipal election 2002 |url=https://www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl/verkiezingen/detail/GR20020306/632035 |access-date=12 June 2024|website=verkiezingsuitslagen.nl|language=nl}}</ref> consisted of 13 seats, which were divided as follows:<ref name=SDU>{{cite web |url=http://www.sdu.nl/staatscourant/gemeentes/gem355nh.htm |title=Gemeente Obdam |language=nl |publisher=Staatscourant: gemeentes |access-date=12 June 2024 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051226135455/http://www.sdu.nl/staatscourant/gemeentes/gem355nh.htm |archive-date=26 December 2005}}</ref> * CDA - 5 seats * Gemeente Partij Obdam - 4 seats * PvdA - 2 seats * VVD - 2 seats
==References== {{Reflist}}
== External links == *[https://web.archive.org/web/20081022133101/http://www.obdam.nl/ Official website of former municipality] * {{Commons category-inline}}
{{Dutch municipality Koggenland}} {{Authority control}}
Category:Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2007 Category:Former municipalities of North Holland Category:Populated places in North Holland Category:Koggenland