Oldenzaal | |
|---|---|
 Former city hall of Oldenzaal | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) 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)[4] | |
| • 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 (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.
- ^ "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.