Oldebroek

Oldebroek
Oldebroek
	Municipality
	Windmill in Oldebroek
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location in Gelderland
	Coordinates: 52°27′N 5°54′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Government [1]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Adriaan Hoogendoorn (CU)
Area [2]
• Total	98.84 km2 (38.16 sq mi)
• Land	97.68 km2 (37.71 sq mi)
• Water	1.16 km2 (0.45 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	2 m (7 ft)
Population (January 2019)[4]
• Total	23,598
• Density	242/km2 (630/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Oldebroeker
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	8079, 8090–8097
Area code	038, 0525
Website	www.oldebroek.nl

Oldebroek (pronunciation ) is a municipality and a town in the province of Gelderland. The municipality had a population of 23,598 in 2019.

Population centres

Bovenveen
Eekt
Hattemerbroek
Kerkdorp
't Loo
Mullegen
Noordeinde
Oldebroek
Oosterwolde
Posthoorn
Voskuil
Wezep

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Oldebroek, June 2015

Sport

Oldebroek has been host to the Dutch Sidecarcross Grand Prix a number times[5]

Lana Wolf, 2012

Notable people

Rudolph van Pallandt (1868 in Oldebroek – 1913) a Dutch sport shooter who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Martin Koopman (born 1956 in Wezep) a former football defender and football manager
Jan Maarten Heideman (born 1973 in Oldebroek) a Dutch speed skater
Lana Wolf (born 1975 in Wezep) pop singer

Gallery

Kerkje van Noordeinde
Overzicht van de voorgevel van het landhuis met portiek - Wezep
Oldebroek - De Hoop
Huize Morren

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References

"Burgemeester mr. A. Hoogendoorn" (in Dutch). Gemeente Oldebroek. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
"Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
"Postcodetool for 8096CP". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
"Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
VENUES USED IN GP 1971-2005 The John Davy Pages, accessed: 2 November 2009

External links

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Official Website

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[mayor_now-1] "Burgemeester mr. A. Hoogendoorn" (in Dutch). Gemeente Oldebroek. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.

[2] "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.

[AHN-3] "Postcodetool for 8096CP". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 14 July 2014.

[4] "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.

[5] VENUES USED IN GP 1971-2005 The John Davy Pages, accessed: 2 November 2009