Veendam

Town and Municipality in Groningen, Netherlands

Veendam

Town and Municipality

Church in Veendam

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Location in Groningen

Coordinates: 53°6′N 6°53′E﻿ / ﻿53.100°N 6.883°E﻿ / 53.100; 6.883
Country| Netherlands
Province| Groningen
Established| 1648
Government

[1]

• Body| Municipal council
• Mayor| Berry Link (CDA)
Area

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• 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

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| 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.nl

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]

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:

* Gniezno, Poland[6]
* Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada[6]

## 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, 1829 Renate Groenewold, 2007

* 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]

2014 map of the municipality

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Burgemeester" [Mayor] (in Dutch). Gemeente Veendam. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
3. ^ "Postcodetool for 9641AW". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
4. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
5. ^ "Veendam". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 February 2022.
6. ^ a b "Zustersteden". Veendam. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
7. ^ SC Veendam - Soccer club
8. ^ Flash Veendam - Volleyball club
9. ^ NNZC Veendam - Gliding club

## External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Veendam.

* Official website

Places adjacent to Veendam

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Aa en Hunze (DR) |  | Stadskanaal

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Populated places in the municipality of Veendam

Towns|

* Veendam

Villages|

* Bareveld
* Borgercompagnie
* Ommelanderwijk [nl]
* Tripscompagnie [nl]
* Wildervank

Hamlets|

* Westerdiepsterdallen

List of cities, towns and villages in Groningen

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Municipalities of Groningen

* Eemsdelta
* Groningen
* Het Hogeland
* Midden-Groningen
* Oldambt
* Pekela
* Stadskanaal
* Veendam
* Westerkwartier
* Westerwolde

* See also
* Netherlands
* Provinces
* Municipalities

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* Germany

Geographic|

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