Edam

Edam is a town in the province of . Its main claim to international fame is Edam cheese. Edam is part of the .
  • Type: Town with 7,080 residents
  • Description: town in Edam-Volendam, Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Edam, Netherlands” and “Εϊντάμ”
  • Postal code: 1135

Places of Interest

Highlights: Kras Stadion and Edam Fort.

Stadium
Photo: Roelzzz, Public domain.
The is a multi-purpose stadium in , .

Fort
Photo: Janericloebe, Public domain.
The Fort near Edam is a Dutch fort that is part of the Stelling van Amsterdam.

Church
Photo: Arch, Public domain.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Volendam and Middelie.

Photo: Gouwenaar, CC0.
is a fishing village in , 20 km north of .

Village
is a village in the province of . is situated 4 km northwest of Edam.

Edam

Latitude
52.5119° or 52° 30′ 43″ north
Longitude
5.0563° or 5° 3′ 23″ east
Population
7,080
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
UN/LOCODE
NL EDM
Open location code
9F47G364+QG
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zeeuws—“Edam” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Edam”
  • Albanian: “Edam”
  • Arabic: “إدام”
  • Asturian: “Edam”
  • Belarusian: “Эдам”
  • Breton: “Edam”
  • Catalan: “Edam”
  • Cebuano: “Edam”
  • Chinese: “埃丹”
  • Czech: “Edam”
  • Danish: “Edam”
  • Dutch: “Edam”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ادام”
  • Esperanto: “Edam”
  • Estonian: “Edam”
  • Finnish: “Edam”
  • French: “Edam”
  • Galician: “Edam”
  • German: “Edam”
  • Greek: “Ένταμ”
  • Hebrew: “אדאם”
  • Hebrew: “אדם”
  • Hindi: “एडाम”
  • Hungarian: “Edam”
  • Indonesian: “Edam”
  • Irish: “Edam”
  • Italian: “Edam”
  • Japanese: “エダム”
  • Korean: “에담”
  • Kurdish: “Edam, Holenda Bakur”
  • Ladin: “Edam”
  • Luxembourgish: “Edam”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Edam”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Edam”
  • Norwegian: “Edam”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Edam”
  • Persian: “ایدام، هلند”
  • Persian: “ایدام”
  • Polish: “Edam”
  • Portuguese: “Edam”
  • Romanian: “Edam”
  • Russian: “Эдам”
  • Slovak: “Edam”
  • Slovenian: “Edam”
  • Spanish: “Edam”
  • Swedish: “Edam”
  • Turkish: “Edam”
  • Ukrainian: “Едам”
  • Urdu: “ایڈم، نیدرلینڈز”
  • Volapük: “Edam”
  • Western Frisian: “Edam”
  • Zeeuws: “Edam”
  • “Edam”

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