Groningen (province) facts for kids
Groningen is a province in the Northeast of the Netherlands. At the east is the German region Lower Saxony, in the south is Drenthe, in the west is Friesland (or Fryslân in Frisian) and in the north is the Wadden Sea.
The capital of Groningen is also called Groningen. People from Groningen often call Groningen City "stad" ("city") and the rest of the province "Ommelanden" (which means something like "surrounding lands").
Important sources of income are agriculture and natural gas extraction Slochteren.
Noticeable things in Groningen are the dialect, which is related to Low German, and the strong support for the communist party in the Northeastern part of the province.
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Drenthe • Flevoland • Friesland • Gelderland • Groningen • Limburg • North Brabant • North Holland • Overijssel • South Holland • Utrecht • Zeeland
Images for kids
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1652 map of the city of Groningen and the surrounding fortifications
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Satellite image of Groningen
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The land is flat and 80% of it is used for agriculture
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Mudflat hikers during low tide on the Wadden Sea near Pieterburen
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The University Medical Center is a major employer in Groningen
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Traditional droge worst (dried sausage) from Groningen
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Groninger Museum in Groningen in 2006
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Euroborg is the home stadium of FC Groningen
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Seat of the provincial government in the city of Groningen
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The N7 expressway near the city of Groningen
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Groningen railway station in 2008
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Groningen Airport Eelde is located in Eelde in the province of Drenthe
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Main building of the University of Groningen in the city of Groningen
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Martinitoren, icon of the provincial capital of Groningen
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Der Aa-kerk in Groningen
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Fraeylemaborg in Slochteren
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Star fort of Bourtange
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Windmill Goliath in Eemshaven
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Strawboard factory in Scheemda
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