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 (partly).

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

Chronology

 * 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.

Local government
Before the merger, the last municipal council of Obdam, elected in 2002, consisted of 13 seats, which were divided as follows:
 * CDA - 5 seats
 * Gemeente Partij Obdam - 4 seats
 * PvdA - 2 seats
 * VVD - 2 seats