Oldenzaal
Oldenzaal 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 and Bad Bentheim.
As of December 2022 Oldenzaal has a population of 31,958 people.
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.Notable residents
- Balderic of Utrecht Bishop of Utrecht, 918 to 975
- Henri Max Corwin a Dutch businessman, philatelist and humanitarian; shielded Jewish victims of the Nazis in WWII
- Mieke Telkamp a Dutch singer and TV personality
- Hedy de Graas artist name: 'Ame Bibabi', a Dutch rapper and an internet personality
- Zoraya Ter Beek autistic advocate for euthanasia and disability rights.
Sport
- Theo Pahlplatz a Dutch retired footballer; 468 caps with FC Twente
- Wilfried Brookhuis a retired football goalkeeper with 404 club caps
- Raimond van der Gouw a Dutch former football goalkeeper with 493 club caps
- Ellen van Langen a Dutch former middle-distance runner, gold medallist in the 800 m. at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Rudie Kemna a former Dutch racing cyclist
- Björn Kuipers a Dutch FIFA listed football referee
- Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink a Dutch former footballer with 438 club caps
- Tim Breukers a Dutch professional footballer with over 250 club caps
- Wout Droste a Dutch professional footballer with over 250 club caps
- Nathalie Timmermans a Dutch softball player, competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Jules Reimerink a Dutch professional footballer with over 250 club caps
- Alexander Bannink a Dutch professional footballer with over 220 club caps
- Sanne Wevers a Dutch artistic gymnast, gold medallist at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Lieke Wevers a Dutch artistic gymnast, won four medals at the 2015 European Games
- Jill Roord a Dutch midfield footballer
- Erik ten Hag former footballer with 336 club caps and coach. Former head coach of Manchester United and AFC Ajax