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Veendam 
Summary
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. Veendam was established in 1648 as a peat colony by Adriaan Geerts Wildervanck.[5]
Veendam | |
|---|---|
Town and Municipality | |
 Church in Veendam | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in Groningen | |
| Coordinates: 53°6′N 6°53′E / 53.100°N 6.883°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Groningen |
| Established | 1648 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Berry Link (CDA) |
| 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 |
Holland America Line has named four ships Veendam after the town.
The municipality includes Westerdiepsterdallen, the smallest town in the Netherlands.
Geography edit
The population centres in the municipality are:
- Bareveld
- Borgercompagnie
- Kibbelgaarn
- Korte Akkers
- Numero Dertien
- Ommelanderwijk
- Tripscompagnie
- Veendam
- Wildervank
- Wildervanksterdallen
- Zuidwending
International relations edit
Veendam has two sister cities:
Sports edit
Cycling edit
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 edit
- SC Veendam, former soccer club[7]
- Flash Veendam, volleyball club[8]
- NNZC Veendam, gliding club[9]
Notable residents edit
- Hendrik de Cock (1801–1842) a Dutch minister responsible for the 1834 Dutch Reformed Church split
- Anthony Winkler Prins (1817 in Voorst – 1908) a Dutch writer, chief editor of the Winkler Prins encyclopedia.
- Herman Mees (1880–1964) was a Dutch artist, portrait painter, watercolorist and academic
- Herman Johannes Lam (1892–1977) a Dutch botanist
- Addeke Hendrik Boerma (1912–1992) the first Executive Director of the World Food Programme 1962-1967
- Gerda Geertens (born 1955 in Wildervank) a Dutch composer
Sport edit
- Bert Romp (1958–2018) a Dutch equestrian, gold medallist at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Janette Bouman (born 1964) a Dutch-born Kazakhstani dressage rider
- Rick Slor (born 1971) a retired professional footballer with 509 club caps
- Anneke Venema (born 1971) a retired rower, silver medallist at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Linda Moes (born 1971) a former breaststroke swimmer, competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Peter Windt (born 1973) a Dutch former field hockey player
- Renate Groenewold (born 1976) a Dutch former long track speed skater, silver medallist at both the 2002 and the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Henk Grol (born 1985 in Winschoten) a Dutch judoka, bronze medallist at both the 2008 and the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Jeroen Zoet (born 1991) a Dutch professional football goalkeeper with over 250 club caps
Topography edit
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Veendam". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Zustersteden". Veendam. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ SC Veendam - Soccer club
- ^ Flash Veendam - Volleyball club
- ^ NNZC Veendam - Gliding club
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Veendam.
- Official website
