Appingedam (Gronings: n Daam) is a municipality and a city in the northeastern Netherlands. Population centres Appingedam, Garreweer, Jukwerd, Laskwerd, Marsum, Oling, Opwierde, Solwerd, Tjamsweer. Appingedam Little is known about the exact age and origin of the name of Appingedam. It came into existence on the banks of the Delf, the present Damsterdiep, around 1200. The name originates from a dam built in the Appe or Apt. In 1327 Appingedam received city rights from the free Frisians of th… (More on Appingedam)