ancient ruins
Hunebedcentrum
Museum in Borger beside D27, the largest of the Netherlands' 5,000-year-old hunebed dolmens: 22-metre granite burial chambers older than Stonehenge, scattered along the Drenthe hondsrug ridge.
20 km · about 25 min drive
EuropeNetherlandsGroningen
Veendam
Groningen, Netherlands · Europe
About Veendam
Veendam is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Meeden, 20km from Hunebedcentrum.
Veendam is in Groningen, Netherlands, with about 28,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Meeden, about 5 km away.
Veendam (Dutch pronunciation: [veːnˈdɑm] ) is a town and municipality with a population of 27,752 in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. Veendam is also known as Parkstad (Park City). It is located on the N33 national highway which runs from Eemshaven to Assen.
Veendam was established inRead more
1648 as a peat colony by Adriaan Geerts Wildervanck. The ribbon development so characteristic of this region has been adapted in Veendam. In the center of the town, the two canals, the Oosterdiep and the Westerdiep, formed a fork because the Munte River originally flowed here.
Holland America Line has named four ships Veendam after the town.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Veendam?
Within an hour or so of Veendam: Hunebedcentrum (20 km), Fort Bourtange (24 km), TT Circuit Assen (29 km).
Are there any good drives near Veendam?
The nearest famous roads are Afsluitdijk and Houtribdijk.
Where is Veendam?
Veendam is in Groningen, Netherlands, about 5 km from Meeden.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 28,155
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Netherlands
- Region
- Groningen
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Coordinates
- 53.1067, 6.8792
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Watch for cyclists. They generally have priority.
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Worth the detour from Veendam
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
photogenic
Fort Bourtange
1593 star fortress village in remote Groningen restored to its 1742 form: a living five-pointed star of moats, bastions and wooden drawbridges with a cobbled marketplace at its heart, most striking from the ramparts or the air.
24 km · about 25 min drive
racetrack
TT Circuit Assen
The Cathedral of Speed -- the only circuit to have hosted a MotoGP round every year since the championship began in 1949.
29 km · about 35 min drive
Driving in Netherlands
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€2.04/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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