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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:

Veendam has two sister cities:

Gniezno, Poland^[6] Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada^[6]

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.

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

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

^ "Burgemeester" [Mayor] (in Dutch). Gemeente Veendam. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
^ "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. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
^ "Veendam". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Zustersteden". Veendam. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
^ SC Veendam - Soccer club
^ Flash Veendam - Volleyball club
^ NNZC Veendam - Gliding club