Bedum

Bedum
Municipality
Church in Westerdijkshorn
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Groningen
Coordinates: 53°18′N 6°36′E / 53.300°N 6.600°E / 53.300; 6.600Coordinates: 53°18′N 6°36′E / 53.300°N 6.600°E / 53.300; 6.600
Country	Netherlands
Province	Groningen
Government
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Henk Bakker (CDA)
Area
• Total	44.96 km2 (17.36 sq mi)
• Land	44.57 km2 (17.21 sq mi)
• Water	0.39 km2 (0.15 sq mi)
Elevation	-1 m (−3 ft)
Population (May 2014)
• Total	10,459
• Density	235/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode	9780–9789, 9959
Area code	050
Website	www.bedum.nl

Bedum (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbeːdɵm], Gronings: Beem) is a municipality and a town in the northeastern Netherlands. Populated by 10,459 inhabitants in 2014, Bedum is one of the larger of Groningen's several satellite towns.

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.

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.