Bedum

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Bedum

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mapsize = 280px
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Netherlands
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = Groningen
area_footnotes = (2006)
area_total_km2 = 44.96
area_land_km2 = 44.58
area_water_km2 = 0.38
population_as_of = 1 January, 2007
population_note = Source: CBS, [http://statline.cbs.nl/ Statline] .
settlement_type = Municipality
population_total = 10617
population_density_km2 = 238
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2

Bedum (Pronunciation|002 Bedum.ogg, 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 (january 23, 1984).

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 6cm [ [http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080828/wl_nm/dutch_tower_dc_1 Dutch say Pisa no longer Europe's most leaning tower, Reuters, 28 August 2009] ] .

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.

Population centres

*Bedum
*Noordwolde
*Onderdendam
*Zuidwolde
*Ellerhuizen
*Westerdijkshorn

References