| Veendam | |
| Settlement Type: | Town and Municipality |
| Flag Size: | 100x67px |
| Map Alt: | Highlighted position of Veendam in a municipal map of Groningen |
| Coordinates: | 53.1°N 59°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Groningen |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Governing Body: | Municipal council |
| Leader Party: | CDA |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Berry Link |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
| Elevation M: | 2 |
| Population Demonym: | Veendammer |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
| Postal Code: | 9630–9633, 9640–9648 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 0598 |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1648 |
Veendam (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /veːnˈdɑm/) is a town and municipality with a population of 27,752 in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. Veendam was established in 1648 as a peat colony by Adriaan Geerts Wildervanck.[3]
Holland America Line has named four ships Veendam after the town.
The municipality includes Westerdiepsterdallen, the smallest town in the Netherlands.
The population centres in the municipality are:
Veendam has two sister cities:
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.
