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.
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).
Bedum has a railway station - Bedum railway station.
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.Dutch say Pisa no longer Europe's most leaning tower, Reuters, 28 August 2009 Former population centres Bedum Noordwolde Onderdendam Zuidwolde Ellerhuizen Westerdijkshorn
Notable people
Arjen Robben, professional footballer
Gallery
References
External links
Official website