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{{Infobox settlement
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| name                    = Veendam
| settlement_type         = [[Town]] and [[List of municipalities of the Netherlands|Municipality]]
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| image_skyline           = Hervormde kerk in Veendam.jpg
| image_alt               = 
| image_caption           = Church in Veendam
| image_flag              = Veendam vlag.svg
| flag_size               = 100x67px
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| image_shield            = Coat of arms of Veendam.svg
| shield_size             = 100x80px
| shield_alt              = 
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| image_map               = Map - NL - Municipality code 0047 (2009).svg
| map_alt                 = Highlighted position of Veendam in a municipal map of Groningen
| map_caption             = Location in Groningen
| coordinates             = {{coord|53|6|N|6|53|E|region:NL-GR|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes   = 
| subdivision_type        = Country
| subdivision_name        = [[Netherlands]]
| subdivision_type1       = Province
| subdivision_name1       = [[Groningen (province)|Groningen]]
| government_footnotes    = <ref name="mayor_now">{{cite web
 |url = http://www.veendam.nl/internet/burgemeester_3409/
 |title = Burgemeester
 |trans-title = Mayor
 |language = nl
 |publisher = Gemeente Veendam
 |access-date = 5 February 2014
 |archive-date = 20 February 2014
 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140220084828/http://www.veendam.nl/internet/burgemeester_3409
 |url-status = dead
 }}</ref>
| governing_body          = [[Municipal council (Netherlands)|Municipal council]]
| leader_party            = [[Christian Democratic Appeal|CDA]]
| leader_title            = [[Burgemeester|Mayor]]
| leader_name             = [[Berry Link]]
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| unit_pref               = Metric
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| area_footnotes          = <ref>{{Dutch municipality total area|dataref}}</ref>
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| area_total_km2          = {{Dutch municipality total area|Veendam}}
| area_land_km2           = {{Dutch municipality land area|Veendam}}
| area_water_km2          = {{Dutch municipality water area|Veendam}}
| elevation_footnotes     = <ref name="AHN">{{cite web
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 |title = Postcodetool for 9641AW
 |language = nl
 |author = <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->
 |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland
 |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis
 |access-date = 5 February 2014
 |archive-date = 25 December 2018
 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181225120428/http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool%0A
 |url-status = dead
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| elevation_m             = 2
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| population_footnotes    = <ref>{{Dutch municipality population|dataref}}</ref>
| population_total        = {{Dutch municipality population|Veendam}}
| population_as_of        = {{MONTHNAME|{{Dutch municipality population|popbasemonth}}}} {{Dutch municipality population|popbaseyear}}
| population_density_km2  = {{Dutch municipality population density|Veendam}} <!-- For automatic calculation: auto-->
| population_demonym      = Veendammer
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| timezone               = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset             = +1
| timezone_DST           = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset_DST         = +2
| postal_code_type        = [[Postal codes in the Netherlands|Postcode]]
| postal_code             = 9630–9633, 9640–9648
| area_code_type          = [[Telephone numbers in the Netherlands|Area code]]
| area_code               = 0598
| established_title       = Established
| established_date        = 1648
| website                 = {{URL|1=http://www.veendam.nl}}
| footnotes               =
}}

'''Veendam''' ({{IPA|nl|veːnˈdɑm|-|Nl-Veendam.ogg}}) is a [[town]] and [[Municipalities of the Netherlands|municipality]] with a population of 27,752 in the province of [[Groningen (province)|Groningen]] in the northeast of the [[Netherlands]]. Veendam was established in 1648 as a [[peat]] colony by [[Adriaan Geerts Wildervanck]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/veendam |title=Veendam |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=27 February 2022 |language=nl}}</ref>

[[Holland America Line]] has named four ships ''[[Veendam (ship)|Veendam]]'' after the town.

The municipality includes [[Westerdiepsterdallen]], the smallest town in the Netherlands.

==Geography==
The population centres in the municipality are:
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* [[Bareveld]]
* [[Borgercompagnie]]
* Kibbelgaarn
* Korte Akkers
* Numero Dertien
* Ommelanderwijk
* [[Tripscompagnie]]
* Veendam
* [[Wildervank]]
* Wildervanksterdallen
* Zuidwending
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== International relations ==
Veendam has two [[Twin towns and sister cities|sister cities]]:
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|- valign="top"
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* {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Gniezno]], [[Poland]]<ref name=sister>{{cite web|title=Zustersteden|url=http://www.veendam.nl/internet/zustersteden_3729/|publisher=Veendam|access-date=3 May 2014|archive-date=6 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906230207/https://www.veendam.nl/internet/zustersteden_3729/|url-status=dead}}</ref> 
* {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Kelowna]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]<ref name=sister/>
|}

== 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<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bvveendam.nl/ |title=SC Veendam - Soccer club |access-date=2006-11-11 |archive-date=2008-06-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080624083608/http://www.bvveendam.nl/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Flash Veendam, volleyball club<ref>[http://www.flashveendam.nl/ Flash Veendam - Volleyball club]</ref>
* NNZC Veendam, gliding club<ref>[http://www.nnzc.nl/zweefvliegen/ NNZC Veendam - Gliding club]</ref>

== Notable residents ==
[[File:Hendrik de Cock.jpg|130px|thumb|Hendrik de Cock, 1829]]
[[File:Renate Groenewold (08-12-2007).jpg|130px|thumb|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 Winter Olympics|2002]] and the [[2006 Winter Olympics]] 
* [[Henk Grol]] (born 1985 in Winschoten) Dutch judoka, bronze medallist at both the [[2008 Summer Olympics|2008]] and the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] 
* [[Jeroen Zoet]] (born 1991) Dutch professional football goalkeeper with over 250 club caps

== Topography ==
[[File:Gem-Veendam-OpenTopo.jpg|300px|thumb|''2014 map of the municipality'']]

==References==
{{Reflist|25em}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Veendam}}
* {{Official website}}

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{{Geographic location
|Centre    = Veendam
|North     = [[Menterwolde]]
|Northeast = 
|East      = [[Pekela]]
|Southeast = [[Stadskanaal]]
|South     = 
|Southwest = [[Aa en Hunze]]&nbsp;([[Drenthe|DR]])
|West      = [[Hoogezand-Sappemeer]]
|Northwest = 
}}
{{Dutch municipality Veendam}}
{{Groningen Province}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Veendam| ]]
[[Category:Municipalities of Groningen (province)]]
[[Category:Populated places in Groningen (province)]]
[[Category:1648 establishments in the Dutch Republic]]


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