Obdam

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

Population centres

The area of the former municipality contains the following small towns and villages: Berkmeer, Hensbroek, Obdam and Wogmeer.

Obden has a railway station. It has regular direct services to Hoorn and, by changing trains there, services to Amsterdam.

1503 - The van Duvenvoorde family become the Lords 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 sea battle with the English while the captain of a Dutch vessel.
1979 - Founding of the new municipality, including the towns of Hensbroek and Wogmeer.
2007 - Obdam municipality merges into the new municipality of Koggenland.

Before the merger, the last municipal council of Obdam, elected in 2002, consisted of 13 seats, which were divided as follows: