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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 source of income are agriculture and natural gas extraction Slochteren.

Noticeable things in Groningen are the dialect, that is related to Low German, and the strong support for the communist party in the Northeastern part of the province.

Images for kids

  • Groningen (afbeeldinge der stadt Groningen met omliggende fortressen) - Haubois, 1652

    1652 map of the city of Groningen and the surrounding fortifications

  • Canadian soldiers during the Battle of Groningen

    Canadian soldiers during the Battle of Groningen in April 1945

  • Groningen 6.70672E 53.23944N

    Satellite image of Groningen

  • 2013-R01-GR-b

    Map of Groningen (2013)

  • Overzicht van de molen, gezien vanaf het weiland - Fransum - 20420708 - RCE

    The land is flat and for 80% used for agriculture

  • Grainrepublic

    Wheat field near Nieuw-Beerta in the Oldambt

  • Wadlopen bij Pieterburen 02a

    Mudflat hikers during low tide on the Wadden Sea near Pieterburen

  • Building University Medical Centre Groningen UMCG

    The University Medical Center is a major employer in Groningen

  • 120815 Haven Delfzijl Gn NL

    Sea port of Delfzijl in 2012

  • Groninger metworst

    Traditional droge worst (dried sausage) from Groningen

  • Groninger Museum 2

    Groninger Museum in Groningen in 2006

  • Euroborg121210

    Euroborg is the home stadium of FC Groningen

  • Groningen Provinciehuis 1266

    Seat of the provincial government in the city of Groningen

  • A7-groningen-tijnje-004

    The N7 expressway near the city of Groningen

  • 20080430 Hoofdstation Groningen NL

    Groningen railway station in 2008

  • Noordelijke nevenlijnen

    Railways in the northern provinces of the Netherlands in 2006 (without the Stadskanaal–Zuidbroek railway, which partially reopened in 2011)

  • Groningen Airport Eelde overview

    Groningen Airport Eelde is located in Eelde in the province of Drenthe

  • 090529 Academiegebouw Groningen NL

    Main building of the University of Groningen in the city of Groningen

  • Martini Toren

    Martinitoren, icon of the provincial capital of Groningen

  • Hoge der Aa2

    Der Aa-kerk in Groningen

  • Fraeylemaborg1 Slochteren

    Fraeylemaborg in Slochteren

  • Fortbourtange

    Star fort of Bourtange

  • Goliath Poldermolen

    Windmill Goliath in Eemshaven

  • Strokartonfabriek de Toekomst II A

    Strawboard factory in Scheemda


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