Editing Oldenzaal

{{Infobox settlement
<!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions -->
<!-- Name and transliteration -->| name                     = Oldenzaal
| settlement_type          = [[List of municipalities of the Netherlands|Municipality]]
<!-- Images, nickname, motto -->| image_skyline            = Oude stadhuis Oldenzaal.jpg
| image_alt                = 
| image_caption            = Former city hall of Oldenzaal
| image_flag               = Flag of Oldenzaal.svg
| flag_size                = 100x67px
| flag_alt                 = 
| image_shield             = Oldenzaal wapen.svg
| shield_size              = 100x80px
| shield_alt               = <!-- Maps, coordinates -->
| image_map                = Map - NL - Municipality code 0173 (2009).svg
| map_alt                  = Highlighted position of Oldenzaal in a municipal map of Overijssel
| map_caption              = Location in Overijssel
| coordinates              = {{coord|52|19|N|6|56|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes    = 
| subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name         = [[Netherlands]]
| subdivision_type1        = [[Provinces of the Netherlands|Province]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Overijssel]]
| government_footnotes     = <ref name="mayor_now">{{cite web 
 |url = https://www.oldenzaal.nl/patrickwelman
 |title = Burgemeester Patrick Welman
 |trans-title = Mayor Patrick Welman
 |language = nl
 |publisher = Gemeente Oldenzaal
 |access-date = 15 April 2018}}</ref>
| governing_body           = [[Municipal council (Netherlands)|Municipal council]]
| leader_party             = [[Christian Democratic Appeal|CDA]]
| leader_title             = [[Burgemeester|Mayor]]
| leader_name              = [[Patrick Welman]]
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| area_land_km2            = {{Dutch municipality land area|Oldenzaal}}
| area_water_km2           = {{Dutch municipality water area|Oldenzaal}}
| elevation_footnotes      = <ref name="AHN">{{cite web 
 |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool
 |title = Postcodetool for 7571CD
 |language = nl
 |author = <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> 
 |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland
 |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis
 |access-date = 31 March 2014}}</ref>
| elevation_m              = 48
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| elevation_min_m          = <!-- Population, demographics -->
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| population_total         = {{Dutch municipality population|Oldenzaal}}
| population_as_of         = {{MONTHNAME|{{Dutch municipality population|popbasemonth}}}} {{Dutch municipality population|popbaseyear}}
| population_density_km2   = {{Dutch municipality population density|Oldenzaal}} <!-- For automatic calculation: auto-->
| population_demonym       = Oldenzaler, Boeskool
<!-- Other information -->| timezone                 = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset               = +1
| timezone_DST             = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset_DST           = +2
| postal_code_type         = [[Postal codes in the Netherlands|Postcode]]
| postal_code              = 7570–7579
| area_code_type           = [[Telephone numbers in the Netherlands|Area code]]
| area_code                = 0541
| website                  = {{URL|1=http://www.oldenzaal.nl}}
| footnotes                = 
}}
'''Oldenzaal''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈɔldə(n)ˌzaːl|-|Nl-Oldenzaal.ogg}}; [[Tweants dialect|Tweants]]: ''Oldnzel'') is a [[Municipalities of the Netherlands|municipality]] and a [[city#Netherlands|city]] in the eastern province of [[Overijssel]] in the [[Netherlands]]. It is part of the region of [[Twente]] and is close to the [[Germany|German]] border.

It received [[City rights in the Netherlands|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 (Netherlands)|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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand |url=https://opendata.cbs.nl/statline/#/CBS/nl/dataset/37230NED/table?dl=95D67 |website=CBS StatLine |publisher=[[Statistics Netherlands]] |date=31 August 2023 |access-date=5 September 2023}}</ref>

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]].

[[File:Oldenzaal-plaats-OpenTopo.jpg|thumb|275px|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 [[The Holocaust|victims of the Nazis]] in WWII
* [[Mieke Telkamp]] (1934–2016) a Dutch singer and TV personality<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2496155/  IMDb Database] retrieved 17 January 2020</ref>
* [[Hedy de Graas]] (born 1988) artist name: 'Ame Bibabi', a Dutch rapper and an internet personality <ref>{{Cite web| last = Agten| first = Elke| title = Single 'Chin up High' van Ame Bibabi (33) uit Oldenzaal lokt nogal wat reacties uit: 'Laat niet met me sollen'| work = [[Tubantia (newspaper)|Tubantia]]| access-date = 2023-11-18| date = 2021-10-06| url = https://www.tubantia.nl/oldenzaal/single-chin-up-high-van-ame-bibabi-33-uit-oldenzaal-lokt-nogal-wat-reacties-uit-laat-niet-met-me-sollen~a8fc1bc7/| language = nl}}</ref>
* [[Zoraya ter Beek|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 International Referees List|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 ==
<gallery mode="packed">
File:Oldenzaalplechelmus1.jpg|The Basilica of St Plechelm
File:Marktplein (market square) - panoramio - Frans-Banja Mulder (1).jpg|Marktplein (market square)
File:Oldenzaal, de watertoren IMG 7374 2020-08-10 17.41.jpg|Watertower
File:Ziekenhuis (hospital) Oldenzaal - panoramio.jpg|Ziekenhuis (hospital), Oldenzaal
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{Wikivoyage}}
*{{Commons category-inline|Oldenzaal}}
*[http://www.oldenzaal.nl Official website]

{{Geographic location
 | Centre    = Oldenzaal
 | North     = [[Dinkelland]]
 | East      = [[Losser]]
 | South     = [[Enschede]]
 | West      = [[Dinkelland]]
}}
{{Hanseatic League}}
{{Overijssel Province}}

{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Oldenzaal| ]]
[[Category:Cities in the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Members of the Hanseatic League]]
[[Category:Municipalities of Overijssel]]
[[Category:Populated places in Overijssel]]
[[Category:Twente]]


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