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 Gronings dialect, which is related to Low Saxon, and the strong support for the communist party in the Northeastern part of the province.
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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Mudflat hikers during low tide on the Wadden Sea near Pieterburen
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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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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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Fraeylemaborg in Slochteren
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Strawboard factory in Scheemda