Veendam
Veendam | |
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Town and Municipality | |
 Church in Veendam | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in Groningen | |
| Coordinates: 53°6′N 6°53′E / 53.100°N 6.883°E | |
| 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 town and municipality with a population of 27,752 in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands.
A Holland America Line cruise ship, the MS Veendam, is named after the city.
The municipality includes Westerdiepsterdallen, the smallest town in the Netherlands.
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
- Janette Bouman (born 1964), dressage rider
- Hendrik de Cock (1801–1842), preacher
- Renate Groenewold (born 1976), long track speed skater
- Henk Grol (born 1985), judoka
- Linda Moes (born 1971), breaststroke swimmer
- Peter Windt (born 1973), field hockey player
- Jeroen Zoet (born 1991), professional footballer
References
- ^ "Burgemeester" [Mayor] (in Dutch). Gemeente Veendam. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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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