Ommelanden

thumb|Map of Groningen and Ommelanden The '''''' (; ) are the parts of the Dutch province of Groningen that surround Groningen city. Usually mentioned as synonym for the province in the expression ("city and surrounding lands").

thumb|Flag of the Ommelanden The area was Frisian-speaking, but under the influence of the Saxon city of Groningen most of the area turned to speaking Low Saxon. A reminder of the Frisian past is the Ommelanden flag which looks a lot like the Frisian provincial flag but has more and narrower stripes and more red (stylised heart-shaped leaves of yellow water-lily).