Veendam
Appearance
Veendam | |
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Town and Municipality | |
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.
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" (in Dutch). Gemeente Veendam. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
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- ^ "Postcodetool for 9641AW". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
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(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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