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Oldenzaal
Oldenzaal
Municipality
	Former city hall of Oldenzaal
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location in Overijssel
	Coordinates: 52°19′N 6°56′E / 52.317°N 6.933°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Overijssel
Government
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Patrick Welman (CDA)
Area
• Total	21.95 km2 (8.47 sq mi)
• Land	21.55 km2 (8.32 sq mi)
• Water	0.40 km2 (0.15 sq mi)
Elevation	48 m (157 ft)
Population (January 2021)
• Total	31,701
• Density	1,471/km2 (3,810/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

Oldenzaal (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɔldə(n)ˌzaːl] ^ⓘ; 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.

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.^[5]

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^[6]
Hedy de Graas (born 1988) artist name: 'Ame Bibabi', a Dutch rapper and an internet personality ^[7]
Zoraya Ter Beek (1995-2024) autistic advocate for euthanasia and disability rights.

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. Former head coach of Manchester United and AFC Ajax

Gallery

The Basilica of St Plechelm
Marktplein (market square)
Watertower
Ziekenhuis (hospital), Oldenzaal

References

^ "Burgemeester Patrick Welman" [Mayor Patrick Welman] (in Dutch). Gemeente Oldenzaal. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
^ "Postcodetool for 7571CD". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand". CBS StatLine. Statistics Netherlands. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
^ IMDb Database retrieved 17 January 2020
^ Agten, Elke (2021-10-06). "Single 'Chin up High' van Ame Bibabi (33) uit Oldenzaal lokt nogal wat reacties uit: 'Laat niet met me sollen'". Tubantia (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-11-18.