Obdam is a former municipality and a town in the Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

, in the province of North Holland

North Holland

North Holland |West Frisian]]: Noard-Holland) is a province situated on the North Sea in the northwest part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is Haarlem and its largest city is Amsterdam.-Geography:...

 and the region of West-Frisia

West Friesland (region)

West Friesland is a contemporary region in the northwestern Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.The region covers an area of about , delineated by the Westfriese Omringdijk...

. The municipality ceased to exist on 1 January 2007 when it merged with Wester-Koggenland

Wester-Koggenland

Wester-Koggenland is a former municipality of the Netherlands, located 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 Obdam to form the new municipality of Koggenland....

 to form the new municipality of Koggenland

Koggenland

Koggenland is a municipality in North Holland province and the region of West-Frisia of the Netherlands. It came into existence on 1 January 2007 upon the merger of the two former municipalities of Obdam and Wester-Koggenland.-Population centers:*Avenhorn...

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Population centres

The area of the former municipality of Obdam consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Berkmeer

Berkmeer

Berkmeer is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Obdam, and lies about 5 km east of Heerhugowaard....

, Hensbroek

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.Hensbroek was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1979, when it was merged with Obdam....

, Obdam, Wogmeer (partly).

Train services

These services currently (2009), depart for Hoorn, from platform 1, at xx.01 and xx.31 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 seabattle with the English while being the captain of a Dutch vessel.
• 1979 - Founding of the new municipality, including the town's of Hensbroek and Wogmeer.
• 2007 - The Obdam municipal merges into municipal Koggenland
• 2010 - The strong man over the water is now B-M from Arjoldshoeve also known as "Tukker" married with his steph-sister Dusti(aka Audi) from Arjoldshoeve.

Local government

Before the merger, the last municipal council of Obdam consisted of 13 seats, which were divided as follows:

• CDA
  Christian Democratic Appeal
  The Christian Democratic Appeal is a centre-right Dutch Christian democratic political party. It suffered severe losses in the 2010 elections and fell from the first to the fourth place...
  
   - 5 seats
• Gemeente Partij Obdam - 4 seats
• PvdA
  Labour Party (Netherlands)
  The Labour Party , is a social-democratic political party in the Netherlands. Since the 2003 Dutch General Election, the PvdA has been the second largest political party in the Netherlands. The PvdA was a coalition member in the fourth Balkenende cabinet following 22 February 2007...
  
   - 2 seats
• VVD
  People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
  The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy is a conservative-liberal political party located in the Netherlands. The VVD supports private enterprise in the Netherlands and is often perceived as an economic liberal party in contrast to the social-liberal Democrats 66 alongside which it sits in...
  
  - 2 seats