Veendam
| Veendam | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Town and Municipality | |||
|
Church in Veendam | |||
| |||
.svg.png) Location in Groningen | |||
| Coordinates: 53°6′N 6°53′E / 53.100°N 6.883°ECoordinates: 53°6′N 6°53′E / 53.100°N 6.883°E | |||
| 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 (May 2014)[4] | |||
| • Total | 27,752 | ||
| • Density | 365/km2 (950/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Veendammer | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| 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
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
- 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" [Mayor] (in Dutch). Gemeente Veendam. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ↑ "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. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- 1 2 "Zustersteden". Veendam. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ↑ SC Veendam - Soccer club
- ↑ Flash Veendam - Volleyball club
- ↑ NNZC Veendam - Gliding club
External links
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Veendam. |
 |
Menterwolde | | ||
| Hoogezand-Sappemeer |  |
Pekela | ||
| ||||
 | ||||
| Aa en Hunze (DR) | Stadskanaal |
| |||||||||||||
|
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, April 06, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.