Oldebroek
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Oldebroek is a municipalityMunicipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
and a town in the eastern Netherlands
Netherlands
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and it has almost 6000 inhabitants.
Population centres
Bovenveen, Eekt, Hattemerbroek, Kerkdorp, 't Loo, Mullegen, NoordeindeNoordeinde
Noordeinde is a Dutch placename, meaning "North end". It refers to several Dutch settlements:*Noordeinde *Noordeinde *Noordeinde , in North Holland*Noordeinde , in North Holland...
, Oldebroek, Oosterwolde
Oosterwolde
Oosterwolde may refer to:* Oosterwolde , in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf, the Netherlands* Oosterwolde , in the Netherlands...
, Posthoorn, Voskuil and Wezep
Wezep
Wezep is a town in the Dutch province of Gelderland and it has about 12.000 inhabitants. It is located in the municipality of Oldebroek.Wezep has a train station and a .-Notable residents:*Leo Blokhuis , expert in pop music...
.
Sport
Oldebroek has been host to the Dutch Sidecarcross Grand PrixSidecarcross world championship
The Sidecar Motocross World Championship is an annual event, organised by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme , held since 1980. Previous to that, a European competition was held from 1971 onwards....
a number times