Oldenzaal
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| Former city hall of Oldenzaal
Former city hall of Oldenzaal
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| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | Overijssel | ||
| Government[1] | |||
| • Body | Municipal council | ||
| • Mayor | Theo Schouten (PvdA) | ||
| Area[2] | |||
| • 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[3] | 48 m (157 ft) | ||
| Population (May 2014)[4] | |||
| • Total | 32,198 | ||
| • Density | 1,494/km2 (3,870/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Oldenzaler, Boeskool | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postcode | 7570–7579 | ||
| Area code | 0541 | ||
| Website | www |
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Oldenzaal (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɔldə(n)ˌzaːl] (
listen)) 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.
File:Oldenzaal-plaats-OpenTopo.jpg
Dutch Topographic map of Oldenzaal (town), as of June 2014
Notable residents
- Derk Boerrigter, football (soccer) player
- Ellen van Langen, middle distance runner
- 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
External links
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