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Village and former municipality
Former town hall
Coat of arms
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Country	Kingdom of the Netherlands
Constituent country	Netherlands
Province	North Holland
Municipality	Koggenland
Area
• Total	11.25 km2 (4.34 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	5,925
• Density	526.67/km2 (1,364.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	1713
Dialing code	0226

Obdam (Dutch pronunciation: [ɔbˈdɑm]) 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.

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  Jacob, Baron van Wassenaer, Lord of Obdam by Abraham Evertsz. van Westerveld