Veendam

Veendam
Town and Municipality
Church in Veendam
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Groningen Location in Groningen
Coordinates:
Country	Netherlands
Province	Groningen
Government
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Sipke Swierstra (VVD)
Area
• 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	2 m (7 ft)
Population (May 2014)
• 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.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.

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:

• Gniezno, Poland
• Kelowna, Canada

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
• Flash Veendam, volleyball club
• NNZC Veendam, gliding club

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