Leek (Dutch pronunciation: [leːk]; Gronings: De Laik; West Frisian: De Like) is a municipality and a village in the Groningen province in the northeastern Netherlands, bordering on the Drenthe and Fryslân provinces.
Population: 19,651
Latitude: 53° 09' 45.00" N
Longitude: 6° 22' 35.00" E
The University of Groningen (Dutch: Rijksuniversiteit Groningen), located in the city of Groningen, was founded in 1614. It is one of the oldest universities in the Netherlands as well as one of its largest. Since its inception more than 200,000 stu…
A drawbridge or draw-bridge is a type of movable bridge typically associated with the entrance of a castle surrounded by a moat.
Yde Girl (i) [ ɪdə ] is a bog body found in the Stijfveen peat bog near the village of Yde, Netherlands. She was found on 12 May 1897 and was reputedly uncannily well-preserved when discovered (especially her hair), but by the time the body was tu…
Groningen Airport Eelde (IATA: GRQ, ICAO: EHGG) is a civilian international airport near Eelde, in the northeastern Netherlands.
Hanze University of Applied Sciences (UAS), Groningen (Dutch: Hanzehogeschool Groningen) is the largest "university of applied sciences" (hogeschool, vocational school) in the northern Netherlands and is located in Groningen. Hanze UAS offers variou…
Euroborg (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈøːroːˌbɔrx]) is the stadium of football club FC Groningen, with a capacity of 22,329 seats and located to the south-east of Groningen. The stadium site houses a casino, movie theater, school, supermarket, and a fitne…
The Groninger Museum (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣroːnɪŋər myˈzeːjʏm]) is an art museum in the city of Groningen in the Netherlands.
On May 23, 1977 a train hijacking took place close to Drentsche Aa river bridge at de Punt (in the village of Glimmen) on the provincial border between Groningen and Drenthe, northeastern Netherlands. Nine armed Moluccans pulled the emergency brake …
The Martinitoren (Dutch pronunciation: [mɑrtinitʊːrən]; Martini or St.
The University Medical Center Groningen, or UMCG (Dutch: Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen), formerly Groningen University Hospital, is the main hospital of the city of Groningen, Netherlands.
Haren (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦaːrə(n)]; Gronings: Hoaren) is a municipality and a town in the northeastern Netherlands located in the direct urban area of the City of Groningen.
Marum (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmaːrʏm]) is a municipality and a town in the northeastern Netherlands.
Een [eːn] is a village in the Netherlands. It is part of the Noordenveld municipality in Drenthe.
Winsum (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɪnsʏm]) is a municipality and a town in the northeastern Netherlands.
Veenhuizen is a village with around 800 inhabitants that was in the municipality (or gemeente) Norg before is was reorganized to be part of a larger collection of municipalities including the lager village of Roden to become the municipality of Noor…
The Lauwers (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlʌuʋərs]) is a river in the Netherlands. It forms part of the border between the provinces of Friesland and Groningen.
Warfhuizen (Gronings: Waarfhoezen) is a village in Groningen, a province in the extreme North of the Netherlands.
MartiniPlaza (formerly Martinihal Groningen) is a complex located in the Dutch city of Groningen. It is used as an exhibition complex, theater and Sports Arena.