Obdam (population: 6,766 in 2004) is a town in the north-western Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. The municipality covers an area of 20.99 km² (of which 0.40 km² is water). North Holland: (Dutch: Noord-Holland) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the northwest part of the country. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...

The municipality of Obdam also includes the following towns, villages and townships: Berkmeer, Hensbroek, Wogmeer.

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.

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Family

The name Obdam is also used as a familyname. The town Obdam covers a great number of Obdam families. More on the Obdam family name can be found on the ObdamFamily page.

External links

• Official town website (http://www.obdam.nl)
• Waterscouting Van Wassenaer Van Obdam (http://vwvo.scoutnet.nl/)

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MapQuest map of Obdam (http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?city=Obdam&country=nl)

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