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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

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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.

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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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