Oldenzaal

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Oldenzaal

| settlement_type = Municipality

| 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 =

| 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 = Country

| subdivision_name = Netherlands

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Overijssel

| government_footnotes = {{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}}

| governing_body = Municipal council

| leader_party = CDA

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Patrick Welman

| unit_pref = Metric

| area_footnotes = {{Dutch municipality total area|dataref}}

| area_total_km2 = {{Dutch municipality total area|Oldenzaal}}

| area_land_km2 = {{Dutch municipality land area|Oldenzaal}}

| area_water_km2 = {{Dutch municipality water area|Oldenzaal}}

| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web

|url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool

|title = Postcodetool for 7571CD

|language = nl

|author =

|work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland

|publisher = Het Waterschapshuis

|access-date = 31 March 2014}}

| elevation_m = 48

| elevation_max_footnotes =

| elevation_max_m =

| elevation_min_footnotes =

| elevation_min_m =

| population_footnotes = {{Dutch municipality population|dataref}}

| 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}}

| population_demonym = Oldenzaler, Boeskool

| timezone = CET

| utc_offset = +1

| timezone_DST = CEST

| utc_offset_DST = +2

| postal_code_type = Postcode

| postal_code = 7570–7579

| area_code_type = Area code

| area_code = 0541

| website = {{URL|1=http://www.oldenzaal.nl}}

| footnotes =

}}

Oldenzaal ({{IPA|nl|ˈɔldə(n)ˌzaːl|-|Nl-Oldenzaal.ogg}}; Tweants: Oldnzel) is a municipality and a city in the eastern province of Overijssel in the Netherlands. It is part of the region of Twente and is close to the German border.

It received 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 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.{{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}}

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.