world.wikisort.org - Netherlands Oldenzaal (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɔldə(n)ˌzaːl] (listen ) ; Tweants : Oldnzel ) 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.
Municipality in Overijssel, Netherlands
Oldenzaal
Former city hall of Oldenzaal
Flag
Coat of arms
Location in Overijssel
Coordinates: 52°19′N 6°56′E Country Netherlands Province Overijssel • BodyMunicipal council • MayorPatrick Welman (CDA) • Total21.95 km2 (8.47 sq mi) • Land21.55 km2 (8.32 sq mi) • Water0.40 km2 (0.15 sq mi) Elevation 48 m (157 ft) • Total31,840 • Density1,477/km2 (3,830/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.nl
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 and Bad Bentheim.
As of 1 January 2019, 31,885 people lived in Oldenzaal.[citation needed ]
In the Netherlands, Oldenzaal is well known for its carnival festivities. During the carnival season Oldenzaal is known as "Boeskool-stad" which is a local dialect of the word Cabbage-town. During the main carnival weekend over 100,000 people come for the big parade showing high and mighty carnival trucks.
Transportation
The town is served by the Oldenzaal railway station .
Dutch Topographic map of Oldenzaal (town), as of June 2014
Notable residents
Balderic of Utrecht (897–975) Bishop of Utrecht, 918 to 975
Henri Max Corwin (1903–1962) a Dutch businessman, philatelist and humanitarian; shielded Jewish victims of the Nazis in WWII
Mieke Telkamp (1934–2016) a Dutch singer and TV personality[5]
Hedy de Graas (born 1988) artist name: 'Ame Bibabi', a Dutch rapper and an internet personality [6]
Sport
Theo Pahlplatz (born 1947) a Dutch retired footballer; 468 caps with FC Twente
Wilfried Brookhuis (born 1961) a retired football goalkeeper with 404 club caps
Raimond van der Gouw (born 1963) a Dutch former football goalkeeper with 493 club caps
Ellen van Langen (born 1966) a Dutch former middle-distance runner, gold medallist in the 800 m. at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Rudie Kemna (born 1967) a former Dutch racing cyclist
Björn Kuipers (born 1973) a Dutch FIFA listed football referee
Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink (born 1978) a Dutch former footballer with 438 club caps
Tim Breukers (born 1987) a Dutch professional footballer with over 250 club caps
Wout Droste (born 1989) a Dutch professional footballer with over 250 club caps
Nathalie Timmermans (born 1989) a Dutch softball player, competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics
Jules Reimerink (born 1989) a Dutch professional footballer with over 250 club caps
Alexander Bannink (born 1990) a Dutch professional footballer with over 220 club caps
Sanne Wevers (born 1991) a Dutch artistic gymnast, gold medallist at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Lieke Wevers (born 1991) a Dutch artistic gymnast, won four medals at the 2015 European Games
Jill Roord (born 1997) a Dutch midfield footballer
Erik ten Hag (born 1970) former footballer with 336 club caps and coach. Current head coach for Manchester United
Gallery
The Basilica of St Plechelm
Marktplein (market square)
Watertower
Ziekenhuis (hospital), Oldenzaal
References
External links
Places adjacent to Oldenzaal
Members of the Hanseatic League by quarter
Chief cities shown in smallcaps . Free Imperial Cities of the Holy Roman Empire shown in italics . Wendish
Saxon
Baltic
Westphalian
Kontore
Other cities 1 Cologne and Dortmund were both capital of the Westphalian Quarter at different times.2 Antwerp gained importance once Bruges became inaccessible due to the silting of the Zwin channel.
Municipalities Regions
Kop van Overijssel
Salland
Twente
See also
Netherlands
Provinces
Municipalities
Regions and subregions
Authority control
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На других языках [de] Oldenzaal Oldenzaal ( anhören?/i) (niedersächsisch Oldenzel) ist eine Stadt und Gemeinde mit 31.745 Einwohnern (Stand 1. Januar 2022) in der Region Twente in der niederländischen Provinz Overijssel. - [en] Oldenzaal [ru] Олдензал О́лдензал (нидерл. Oldenzaal [ˈɔɫdə(n)ˌzaːɫ], нидерл. н.-сакс. Oldenzel) — город и община в Нидерландах, в провинции Оверэйсел.
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