Groningen (city)
capital city of the province of Groningen, the Netherlands
Groningen is a municipality in the north of the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Groningen. It has about 233,000 inhabitants (2021) and a university, called the University of Groningen.
Groningen | |
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![]() Groningen City Theater | |
Coordinates: 53°13′06.7″N 6°34′01.3″E / 53.218528°N 6.567028°E | |
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Government | |
• Mayor | Koen Frank Schuiling |
Area | |
• Total | 185.6 km2 (71.7 sq mi) |
Population (January 1, 2001) | |
• Total | 200,402 |
• Density | 1,080/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
Postal code | 9700–9756, 9790–9798 |
Area code | 050 |
Website | Official website |
Since 2019, Haren and Ten Boer have been part of the municipality of Groningen.
Well-known people
change- Pete Hoekstra (born 1953), former U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands
Other websites
changeWikimedia Commons has media related to Groningen.