Oldenzaal

Oldenzaal
—  Municipality  —
Former town hall
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Netherlands
Province	Overijssel
Area (2006)
- Total	21.98 km2 (8.5 sq mi)
- Land	21.59 km2 (8.3 sq mi)
- Water	0.40 km2 (0.2 sq mi)
Population (1 January, 2007)
- Total	31,416
- Density	1,455/km2 (3,768.4/sq mi)
	Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Oldenzaal ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality and a town in the eastern of the Netherlands, near the border with Germany.

It received city rights in 1249.

It is located on the A1 motorway from Amsterdam to Germany and has a rail connection to Zutphen.

Oldenzaal was part of the Hanseatic League, also known as the Hansa, as a subsidiary city of fellow Hanseatic city Deventer.

Transportation

• Railway station: Oldenzaal

Famous people from Oldenzaal

• Ellen van Langen, middle distance runner
• Frédérique Ankoné, speed skater
• Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, football player
• Mieke Telkamp, singer
• Patrick Gerritsen, football player
• Raimond van der Gouw, football player
• Rudie Kemna, cyclist
• Nathalie Timmermans, softball player
• Wilfried Brookhuis, football player
• Tim Breukers, football player
• Henri Max Corwin (Cohen), WW2 humanitarian and founder of a propaganda museum
• Piet van Hees, baseball player

The Basilica of St Plechelm.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Oldenzaal

• Official website

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Coordinates: 52°19′N 6°55′E / 52.317°N 6.917°E / 52.317; 6.917

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