Obdam
| Obdam | ||
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Former town hall
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| Coordinates: 52°40′28″N 4°54′14″E / 52.67444°N 4.90389°ECoordinates: 52°40′28″N 4°54′14″E / 52.67444°N 4.90389°E | ||
| Country | Kingdom of the Netherlands | |
| Constituent country |
 Netherlands
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| 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 |
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Obdam (
pronunciation ) 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.
The area of the former municipality of Obdam consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Berkmeer, Hensbroek, Obdam, Wogmeer (partly).
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.
Jacob, Baron van Wassenaer, Lord of Obdam by Abraham Evertsz. van Westerveld
Before the merger, the last municipal council of Obdam consisted of 13 seats, which were divided as follows:
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