Veendam
Veendam | |
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Town and municipality | |
 Church in Veendam | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in Groningen | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Groningen |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Sipke Swierstra (VVD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 78.68 km2 (30.38 sq mi) |
| • Land | 76.00 km2 (29.34 sq mi) |
| • Water | 2.68 km2 (1.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[4] | |
| • Total | 27,417 |
| • Density | 361/km2 (930/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Veendammer |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 9630–9633, 9640–9648 |
| Area code | 0598 |
| Website | www |
Veendam (Dutch pronunciation: [veːnˈdɑm] ) is a municipality and a town in the northeastern Dutch province of Groningen.
A Holland America Line cruise ship, the MS Veendam, is named after the city.
Geography
The population centres in the municipality are:
International relations
Veendam has two sister cities:
Sports
Cycling
Veendam was the start place of stage 4b at the 2012 Energiewacht Tour and the finish place of stage 2 at the 2013 Energiewacht Tour.
Sport clubs
- SC Veendam, former soccer club[6]
- Flash Veendam, volleyball club[7]
- NNZC Veendam, gliding club[8]
Notable residents
- Hendrik de Cock (1801-1842), preacher
- Linda Moes (born 1971), breaststroke swimmer
- Peter Windt (born 1973), field hockey player
- Renate Groenewold (born 1976), long track speed skater
- Carolina Dijkhuizen (born 1980), actress and singer, contestant of the television show "Wie is de mol" 2015
- Henk Grol (born 1986), Judoka
- Rein de Graaff (born 1942), Jazz-pianist
- Jeroen Zoet (born 1991), professional footballer
- Janette Bouman (born 1964), dressage rider
References
- ^ "Burgemeester" (in Dutch). Gemeente Veendam. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 9641AW". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|trans_title=(help) - ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Zustersteden". Veendam. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ SC Veendam - Soccer club
- ^ Flash Veendam - Volleyball club
- ^ NNZC Veendam - Gliding club
External links
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