Oldebroek
Municipality in Gelderland, Netherlands
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Oldebroek (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɔldəˈbruk] ⓘ) is a municipality and a town in the province of Gelderland. The municipality had a population of 23,760 in 2021.
Oldebroek | |
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Windmill in Oldebroek | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in Gelderland | |
| Coordinates: 52°27′N 5°54′E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Adriaan Hoogendoorn (CU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 98.84 km2 (38.16 sq mi) |
| • Land | 97.65 km2 (37.70 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.19 km2 (0.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2 m (6.6 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | 23,760 |
| • Density | 243/km2 (630/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Oldebroeker |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 8079, 8090–8097 |
| Area code | 038, 0525 |
| Website | www |
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]
Notable people
- Rudolph van Pallandt (1868–1913), sport shooter who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Martin Koopman (born 1956 in Wezep), former football defender and football manager
- Jan Maarten Heideman (born 1973), speed skater
- Lana Wolf (born 1975 in Wezep), pop singer
- Freek Jansen (born 1992), politician
Gallery
Kerkje van Noordeinde
Overzicht van de voorgevel van het landhuis met portiek - Wezep
Oldebroek - De Hoop
Huize Morren
