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RDW (organization)
Dienst Wegverkeer, commonly known as RDW, is the organization that handles the type-approval and registration of motorized vehicles and driving licences in the Netherlands. This is not limited to passenger cars, but also includes trucks, tractors, bicycles, scooters, drones and more. The RDW is an independent administrative body of the Dutch Government, Dutch government. Up until 1996, the organisation was known as "Rijksdienst voor het Wegverkeer". The official English name of RDW is: the Netherlands Vehicle Authority. History The RDW was established on 1 September 1949 as the Rijksdienst voor het Wegverkeer (National Service for Road Traffic), through the merger of the Technical Service of the Rijksverkeersinspectie and the Bureau Inschrijvingen Motorrijtuigen en Aanhangwagens of Rijkswaterstaat. In 1951, responsibility for vehicle registration (including the issuance of license plates and registration certificates) was fully centralized under the RDW. During the 1960s an ...
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Veendam
Veendam () is a town and municipality with a population of 27,752 in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. Veendam was established in 1648 as a peat colony by Adriaan Geerts Wildervanck. Holland America Line has named four ships '' Veendam'' after the town. The municipality includes Westerdiepsterdallen, the smallest town in the Netherlands. Geography The population centres in the municipality are: * Bareveld * Borgercompagnie * Kibbelgaarn * Korte Akkers * Numero Dertien * Ommelanderwijk * Tripscompagnie * Veendam * Wildervank * Wildervanksterdallen * Zuidwending 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. Sport clubs * SC Veendam, former soccer club * Flash Veendam, volleyball club * NNZC Veendam, gliding club Notable residents * Hendrik de Cock (1801–1842) Dutch min ...
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