Veendam

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Veendam is a town and municipality in the province of Groningen in the northeastern Netherlands, historically known for peat extraction and later for its industrial development.

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Surface form Occurrences
Veendam (town) 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality of the Netherlands
town
borderedBy Aa en Hunze
Borger‑Odoorn NERFINISHED
Midden‑Groningen
Oldambt
Pekela
Stadskanaal NERFINISHED
country Netherlands
governingBody municipal council of Veendam
hasAreaCode 0598
hasCanal Oosterdiep
Oosterdiep
surface form: Westerdiep
hasMunicipalStatusSince 1969
hasMuseum Veenkoloniaal Museum
hasNotableIndustry Avebe
Holland Malt
Nedmag
hasPostalCodeRange 9630–9649
hasRailConnectionTo Groningen NERFINISHED
hasRailwayStation Veendam railway station
hasSettlement Bareveld
Kiel‑Windeweer
Ommelanderwijk
Veendam self-linksurface differs
surface form: Veendam (town)

Wildervank
historicalActivity agriculture
peat extraction
peat trade
shipping
knownFor agro‑industry
food processing industry
industrial development
peat colonies
potato starch industry
language Dutch
locatedIn northeastern Netherlands
province of Groningen NERFINISHED
namedAfter peat dam
partOf Groningen (province) NERFINISHED
regionalLanguage Gronings
sportsClub SC Veendam
timeZone CET
timeZoneDST CEST
twinTown Brest (Belarus)
Skierniewice (Poland)
Veendam, North Dakota

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Pekela borderedBy Veendam
Groningen contains Veendam
Veendam hasSettlement Veendam self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Veendam (town)