Oldenzaal

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Country Netherlands Demonym(s) Oldenzaler, Boeskool Postcode 7570–7579 Area 21.98 km² Area code 0541		Elevation 48 m (157 ft) Time zone CET (UTC+1) Website www.oldenzaal.nl Local time Thursday 11:58 PM Province Overijssel

Weather 6°C, Wind NE at 16 km/h, 80% Humidity

Oldenzaal ( [ˈɔldə(n)ˌzaːl]) 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.

Map of Oldenzaal, Netherlands

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.

Transportation

The town is served by the Oldenzaal railway station.

Notable residents

Derk Boerrigter, football (soccer) player

Ellen van Langen, middle distance runner

Jules Reimerink, footballer

Frédérique Ankoné, speed skater

Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, football (soccer) player

Idmon Yildiz and Gabriel Isik, owners of Trap City

Mieke Telkamp, singer

Patrick Gerritsen, football (soccer) player

Raimond van der Gouw, football (soccer) player

Rudie Kemna, cyclist

Nathalie Timmermans, softball player

Wilfried Brookhuis, football (soccer) player

Tim Breukers, football (soccer) player

Henri Max Corwin (Cohen), World War II humanitarian and founder of a propaganda museum

Björn Kuipers, football (soccer) referee

Sanne Wevers, gymnast, won the silver medal at the 2015 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships and her twin sister Lieke who is a 4 time *European Games medalist.

Lieke Wevers, gymnast, a 4 time *European Games medalist.

References

Oldenzaal Wikipedia

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Contents

Map of Oldenzaal, Netherlands

Transportation

Notable residents

References