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Zaanse Schans
A riverside open-air village of working green windmills, clog makers and cheese sheds just north of Amsterdam.
23 km · about 25 min drive
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Obdam
North Holland, Netherlands · Europe
About Obdam
Obdam is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Spierdijk, 28km from Marken.
Obdam is in North Holland, Netherlands, with about 5,700 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Spierdijk, about 4 km away.
Obdam (Dutch pronunciation: [ɔbˈdɑm] ) is a village and former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. The municipality ceased to exist on 1 January 2007 when it merged with Wester-Koggenland to form the new municipality of Koggenland.
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What is there to see near Obdam?
Within an hour or so of Obdam: Zaanse Schans (23 km), Marken (28 km), Anne Frank House (33 km), Winkel 43 (33 km).
Are there any good drives near Obdam?
The nearest famous roads are Houtribdijk, Afsluitdijk and Brouwersdam.
Where is Obdam?
Obdam is in North Holland, Netherlands, about 4 km from Spierdijk.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 5,690
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Netherlands
- Region
- North Holland
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Coordinates
- 52.6758, 4.9069
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Worth the detour from Obdam
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Marken
Former Zuiderzee island village on a causeway north of Amsterdam, its green-and-black wooden houses raised on stilts and mounds against floods; walk out to the Paard van Marken lighthouse on the dike.
28 km · about 30 min drive
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Anne Frank House
The preserved hiding place where Anne Frank wrote her famous diary during World War II, a powerful memorial to the Holocaust.
33 km · about 40 min drive
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Winkel 43
Corner café on Amsterdam's Noordermarkt whose towering cinnamon-heavy appeltaart with whipped cream is widely held to be the Netherlands' best apple pie: the queue on Saturday market morning is part of the ritual.
33 km · about 40 min drive
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Dam Square
Historic heart of Amsterdam flanked by the Royal Palace, the Nieuwe Kerk, and the National Monument.
34 km · about 40 min drive
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Royal Palace Amsterdam
Imposing 17th-century palace on Dam Square built during the Dutch Golden Age, still used for royal functions.
34 km · about 40 min drive
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Amsterdam Canal Ring
UNESCO-listed 17th-century canal system forming concentric half-circles through Amsterdam, lined with narrow merchant houses.
34 km · about 40 min drive
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Artis Royal Zoo
The oldest zoo in the Netherlands, founded in 1838, combining a zoo, aquarium, planetarium, and botanical garden.
34 km · about 40 min drive
Driving roads near Obdam
3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 35 kmHoutribdijkA 26 km dike road (N302) running straight across the water between Enkhuizen and Lelystad, splitting the IJsselmeer from the Markermeer with sea views on both sides.
- 53 kmAfsluitdijkA 32km causeway sealing off the Zuiderzee, this dead-straight engineering marvel is one of Europe's great driving roads.
Driving in Netherlands
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€2.04/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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