Veendam

Veendam
Town and Municipality
Church in Veendam
Church in Veendam
Flag of Veendam
Flag
Coat of arms of Veendam
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; 6.883
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGroningen
Established1648
Government
[1]
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorBerry Link (CDA)
Area
[2]
 • Total
78.68 km2 (30.38 sq mi)
 • Land76.00 km2 (29.34 sq mi)
 • Water2.68 km2 (1.03 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
2 m (7 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[4]
 • Total
27,417
 • Density361/km2 (930/sq mi)
DemonymVeendammer
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
9630–9633, 9640–9648
Area code0598
Websitewww.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

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[7]
  • Flash Veendam, volleyball club[8]
  • NNZC Veendam, gliding club[9]

Notable residents

Hendrik de Cock, 1829
Renate Groenewold, 2007
  • Hendrik de Cock (1801–1842) Dutch minister responsible for the 1834 Dutch Reformed Church split
  • Anthony Winkler Prins (1817 in Voorst – 1908) Dutch writer, chief editor of the Winkler Prins encyclopedia.
  • Herman Mees (1880–1964) Dutch artist, portrait painter, watercolorist and academic
  • Herman Johannes Lam (1892–1977) Dutch botanist
  • Addeke Hendrik Boerma (1912–1992) first Executive Director of the World Food Programme 1962-1967
  • Gerda Geertens (born 1955 in Wildervank) Dutch composer

Sport

  • Bert Romp (1958–2018) Dutch equestrian, gold medallist at the 1992 Summer Olympics
  • Janette Bouman (born 1964) Dutch-born Kazakhstani dressage rider
  • Rick Slor (born 1971) retired professional footballer with 509 club caps
  • Anneke Venema (born 1971) retired rower, silver medallist at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  • Linda Moes (born 1971) former breaststroke swimmer, competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics
  • Peter Windt (born 1973) Dutch former field hockey player
  • Renate Groenewold (born 1976) Dutch former long track speed skater, silver medallist at both the 2002 and the 2006 Winter Olympics
  • Henk Grol (born 1985 in Winschoten) Dutch judoka, bronze medallist at both the 2008 and the 2012 Summer Olympics
  • Jeroen Zoet (born 1991) Dutch professional football goalkeeper with over 250 club caps

Topography

2014 map of the municipality

References

  1. ^ "Burgemeester" [Mayor] (in Dutch). Gemeente Veendam. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. 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. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. 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. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  7. ^ "SC Veendam - Soccer club". Archived from the original on 2008-06-24. Retrieved 2006-11-11.
  8. ^ Flash Veendam - Volleyball club
  9. ^ NNZC Veendam - Gliding club
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