Travel to Groningen in Netherlands

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Groningen is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen province in the Netherlands. It is the largest city in the north of the Netherlands. As of December 2020, it had 233,218 inhabitants. It has a land area of 168.93 km², and a total area, including water, of 180.21 km². Its population density is 1,367 residents per km². On 1 January 2019, it was merged with the municipalities of Ten Boer and Haren. The Groningen-Assen metropolitan area has about half a million inhabitants. Groningen is a university city, and students comprise an estimated 25% of its total population. Groningen was established more than 950 years ago.

Town pictures in Groningen

Zoom @Clyde Gravenberch

Zoom @Marc Kleen

Zoom @Maike Klip

Zoom @Marc Kleen

Shot with a NIKON D3300. Exposure: 1/500, Aperture: 5.6, Focal Length: 55.0, ISO: 400