Veendam

Veendam
Town and Municipality
Church in Veendam

Flag
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Veendam in a municipal map of Groningen
Location in Groningen
Coordinates: 53°6′N 6°53′E / 53.100°N 6.883°E / 53.100; 6.883Coordinates: 53°6′N 6°53′E / 53.100°N 6.883°E / 53.100; 6.883
Country Netherlands
Province Groningen
Government[1]
 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor Sipke Swierstra (VVD)
Area[2]
 • Total 78.68 km2 (30.38 sq mi)
 • Land 76.07 km2 (29.37 sq mi)
 • Water 2.61 km2 (1.01 sq mi)
Elevation[3] 2 m (7 ft)
Population (August 2017)[4]
 • Total 27,497
 • Density 361/km2 (930/sq mi)
Demonym(s) 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] ( listen)) 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

2014 map of the municipality

The population centres in the municipality are:

  • Bareveld
  • Borgercompagnie
  • Kibbelgaarn
  • Korte Akkers
  • Numero Dertien
  • Ommelanderwijk
  • Tripscompagnie
  • Veendam
  • Wildervank
  • Wildervanksterdallen
  • Zuidwending

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

References

  1. ↑ "Burgemeester" [Mayor] (in Dutch). Gemeente Veendam. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  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. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Zustersteden". Veendam. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  6. ↑ SC Veendam - Soccer club
  7. ↑ Flash Veendam - Volleyball club
  8. ↑ NNZC Veendam - Gliding club
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