Bedum

Bedum (; ) is a former municipality and a town in the northeastern Netherlands. Populated by an unknown number of inhabitants () in , 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.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Bedum
Settlement.settlement_type: Former municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: 20080511 Church Westerdijkshorn Groningen NL.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Church in Westerdijkshorn
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Bedum.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 100x67px
Settlement.image_shield: Bedum wapen.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 100x80px
Settlement.image_map: Map - NL - Municipality code 0005 (2009).svg
Settlement.map_alt: Highlighted position of Bedum in a municipal map of Groningen
Settlement.map_caption: Location in Groningen
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Groningen#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Bedum
Population: 6920
Area: 44.96
Elevation: -1
Official website: www.bedum.nl
Image: 20080511 Church Westerdijkshorn Groningen NL.jpg
Households: 4344
Dialing code: 050

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postal code: 9959
Commons category: Bedum
native label: Bedum

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The leaning tower
Former population centres
Notable people
Gallery
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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).