Groningen

Also known as Groningen Province, Gröningen, Groningen (province)

northeasternmost province of the Netherlands

AI overview

Groningen is the northeasternmost province of the Netherlands, located in the country's far north. As a major region in the Netherlands' geography, it represents an important part of the country's territorial and administrative structure.

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Encyclopedic overview

Groningen (/ˈɡroʊnɪŋən/ GROH-ning-ən, UK also /ˈɡrɒnɪŋən/ GRON-ing-ən; Dutch: [ˈɣroːnɪŋə(n)] ; Gronings: Grunn; West Frisian: Grinslân [ˈɡrẽːslɔ̃ːn]) is the northeasternmost province of the Netherlands. It borders on Friesland to the west, Drenthe to the south, the German state of Lower Saxony to the east, and the Wadden Sea to the north. As of January 2023, Groningen had a population of about 596,000, and a total area of 2,955 km (1,141 sq mi).

Historically the area was at different times part of Frisia, the Frankish Empire, the Holy Roman Empire, and the Dutch Republic, the precursor state of the modern Netherlands. In the 14th century, the city of Groningen became a member of the Hanseatic League.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Groningen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.