Glimmen
Sign in to saveGlimmen is a village in the northeastern Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Groningen, about 10 kilometres from the city. It had a population of around 1,342 in 2021. The river Drentsche Aa flows past the village, nearby the Huis te Glimmen (House in Glimmen), a stately home on the site.
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Place details
- Locality
- Glimmen
- Region
- Groningen
- Country
- Nederland
- Population
- 1,065
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Glimmen
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- nl
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Glimmen.JPG
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Netherlands Groningen#Netherlands
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of the village in the province of Groningen
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Groningen
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Netherlands
- Located in
- Groningen
- Population
- +1345
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Image
- Glimmen.JPG
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Glimmen is a village in the northeastern Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Groningen, about 10 kilometres from the city. It had a population of around 1,342 in 2021. The river Drentsche Aa flows past the village, nearby the Huis te Glimmen (House in Glimmen), a stately home on the site.
The Appèlbergen is a forest to the east of the village. Through this wood leads an old Roman road, known as the Hereweg (from 'Heir-weg' or "army road").