Bedum

Bedum
Beem (Gronings)
Former municipality
Church in Westerdijkshorn
Church in Westerdijkshorn
Flag of Bedum
Coat of arms of Bedum
Highlighted position of Bedum in a municipal map of Groningen
Location in Groningen
Bedum is located in Groningen (province)
Bedum
Bedum
Location in the Netherlands
Bedum is located in Netherlands
Bedum
Bedum
Bedum (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 53°18′N 6°36′E / 53.300°N 6.600°E / 53.300; 6.600
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGroningen
Area
 • Total25.03 km2 (9.66 sq mi)
Elevation−1 m (−3 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total8,650
 • Density350/km2 (900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
9781[1]
Area code050
Websitewww.bedum.nl

Bedum (Dutch: [ˈbeːdʏm] ; Gronings: Beem [beɪ̯m]) is a former municipality and a town in the northeastern Netherlands. Populated by data missing inhabitants in 2021, 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.

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 9781JL". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 14 January 2014.