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Bedum
Beem (Gronings)
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Former municipality
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Church in Westerdijkshorn
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Location in Groningen
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 Bedum
Location in Groningen (province)
Bedum
Location in Netherlands
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| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | Groningen | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 25.03 km2 (9.66 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | -1 m (−3.3 ft) | ||
| Population
(2021)
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| • Total | 8,650 | ||
| • Density | 345.59/km2 (895.1/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | ||
| Postcode |
9781
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| Area code | 050 | ||
Bedum (Dutch: [ˈbeːdʏm]; Gronings: Beem [beɪ̯m]) is a former municipality and a town in the northeastern Netherlands. Populated by 10,459 inhabitants in 2014, Bedum is one of the larger of Groningen's several satellite towns. On 1 January 2019 it merged with the municipalities of De Marne, Eemsmond and Winsum to form the new municipality Het Hogeland.
Bedum is the site of three supermarkets, several pubs, and a leaning church tower, dubbed "the leaning tower of Bedum". Footballer Arjen Robben was born in Bedum (23 January 1984).
Bedum has a railway station - Bedum railway station.
The leaning tower
Bedum's 36-metre tower of the St Walfridus church has been calculated as now leaning at a greater angle than the Leaning Tower of Pisa. If both towers were the same height, Bedum's would have a greater displacement by 6 cm.
Former population centres
- Bedum
- Noordwolde
- Onderdendam
- Zuidwolde
- Ellerhuizen
- Westerdijkshorn
Notable people
- Arjen Robben, professional footballer
Gallery
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't Blauw Borgje in winter
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Bridge over Boterdiep
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Air watchtower in Bedum
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Topographic map of Bedum, June 2015
