Groningen (city)

capital city of the province of Groningen, the Netherlands
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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
Groningen City Theater
Groningen City Theater
Flag of Groningen
Official seal of Groningen
Groningen is located in Netherlands
Groningen
Groningen
Coordinates: 53°13′06.7″N 6°34′01.3″E / 53.218528°N 6.567028°E / 53.218528; 6.567028
Country Netherlands
Province Groningen
Government
 • MayorKoen Frank Schuiling
Area
 • Total185.6 km2 (71.7 sq mi)
Population
 (January 1, 2001)
 • Total200,402
 • Density1,080/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
Postal code
9700–9756, 9790–9798
Area code050
WebsiteOfficial 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 change