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 Beem (Gronings) | |
|---|---|
Former municipality | |
 Church in Westerdijkshorn | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in Groningen | |
  Bedum Location in the Netherlands  Bedum Bedum (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 53°18′N 6°36′E / 53.300°N 6.600°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Groningen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.03 km2 (9.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | −1 m (−3 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 8,650 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 9781[1] |
| Area code | 050 |
| Website | www |
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.[3]
Former population centres
- Bedum
- Noordwolde
- Onderdendam
- Zuidwolde
- Ellerhuizen
- Westerdijkshorn
Notable people
- Arjen Robben, professional footballer[4]
Gallery
't Blauw Borgje in winter
Bridge over Boterdiep
Air watchtower in Bedum
Topographic map of Bedum, June 2015
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