Bedum
—  Municipality  —
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 53°18′N 6°36′E / 53.3°N 6.6°E / 53.3; 6.6
Country	Netherlands
Province	Groningen
Area (2006)
- Total	44.96 km2 (17.4 sq mi)
- Land	44.58 km2 (17.2 sq mi)
- Water	0.38 km2 (0.1 sq mi)
Population (1 January, 2007)
- Total	10,617
- Density	238/km2 (616.4/sq mi)
	Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Bedum ( pronunciation (help·info), Gronings: Beem) is a municipality and a town in the northeastern Netherlands. Populated by around 10,000 (2005) inhabitants, Bedum is one of the larger of Groningen's several satellite towns. Bedum is the site of three supermarkets, several pubs, and its 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.

Contents 1 The leaning tower 2 The Liberation of Bedum 3 Population centres 4 References 5 External links

[edit] 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^[1].

[edit] The Liberation of Bedum

Bedum was liberated on Tuesday the 17th of April, 1945 by Canadian forces belonging to VIII Recce, 2nd Canadian Infantry Division.

[edit] Population centres

• Bedum
• Noordwolde
• Onderdendam
• Zuidwolde
• Ellerhuizen
• Westerdijkshorn

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Map of the municipality in 1868

v • d • e Populated places in the municipality of Bedum Villages Bedum Hamlets Noordwolde - Onderdendam - Zuidwolde - Ellerhuizen - Westerdijkshorn List of cities, towns and villages in Groningen

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Coordinates: 53°18′N 6°36′E / 53.3°N 6.6°E / 53.3; 6.6

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