Volendam (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌvoʊ̯.lən.ˈdɑm]) is a town in North Holland in the Netherlands, in the municipality of Edam-Volendam. The town has about 22,000 inhabitants (November 2007). Edam (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈeɪ̯.dɑm] ( listen)) is a city in the Dutch province of Noord-Holland. Combined with Volendam, Edam forms the municipality of Edam-Volendam. Approximately 7,380 people live in Edam. The whole municipality of Edam-Volendam has 28,492 inhabitants. The name Edam originates from a dam on the little river E or IJe where the first settlement was located and which was therefore called IJedam. Edam is famous as the original source of the cheese with the same name. (taken from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volendam and en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edam,_North_Holland)

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