Veendam

Veendam () is a town and municipality with a population of 27,752 in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands.
A Holland America Line cruise ship, the MS "Veendam", is named after the city.
The municipality includes Westerdiepsterdallen, the smallest town in the Netherlands.
Geography.
The population centres in the municipality are:
International relations.
Veendam has two sister cities:
Sports.
Cycling.
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.