Oldenzaal
Appearance
Oldenzaal | |
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Country | Netherlands |
Province | Overijssel |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Theo Schouten (PvdA) |
Area | |
• Total | 21.95 km2 (8.47 sq mi) |
• Land | 21.55 km2 (8.32 sq mi) |
• Water | 0.40 km2 (0.15 sq mi) |
Elevation | 48 m (157 ft) |
Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | 31,701 |
• Density | 1,471/km2 (3,810/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Oldenzaler, Boeskool |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | 7570–7579 |
Area code | 0541 |
Website | www |
Oldenzaal (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɔldə(n)ˌzaːl] ) is a municipality and a city in the eastern province of Overijssel in the Netherlands. It is part of the region of Twente and is close to the German border.
It received city rights in 1249. Historically, the city was part of the Hanseatic League as a subsidiary city of the fellow Hanseatic city of Deventer.
Located on the A1 motorway from Amsterdam to Germany, Oldenzaal also has a rail connection to Hengelo.
Transportation
The town is served by the Oldenzaal railway station.
Notable residents
- Derk Boerrigter, football (soccer) player
- Ellen van Langen, middle distance runner
- Jules Reimerink, footballer
- Frédérique Ankoné, speed skater
- Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, football (soccer) player
- Mieke Telkamp, singer
- Patrick Gerritsen, football (soccer) player
- Raimond van der Gouw, football (soccer) player
- Rudie Kemna, cyclist
- Nathalie Timmermans, softball player
- Wilfried Brookhuis, football (soccer) player
- Tim Breukers, football (soccer) player
- Henri Max Corwin (Cohen), World War II humanitarian and founder of a propaganda museum
- Björn Kuipers, football (soccer) referee
- Sanne Wevers, gymnast, won the silver medal at the 2015 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships and her twin sister Lieke who is a 4 time *European Games medalist.
References
- ^ "Burgemeester Theo Schouten" (in Dutch). Gemeente Oldenzaal. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
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- ^ "Postcodetool for 7571CD". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
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(help) - ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
External links
- Media related to Oldenzaal at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website