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Edam-Volendam



         


Edam-Volendam (population: 27,833) is a municipality in the north-western Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. The municipality covers an area of 16.41 km² (of which 8.38 km² water).

It consists of the settlements Edam and Volendam.

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Volendam

Fourteen people died and 180 were injured (many with lasting scars) after Christmas decorations caught fire in a café packed with teenagers celebrating New Year in Volendam on January 1, 2001.

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