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The origin and meaning of 'Groningen' and its older variant, 'Groeningen', are uncertain. A folk origin story relates the idea that, in 453 BC, exiles from Troy who were guided by a mythical figure called Gruno (or Grunius, Gryns or Grunus), along with a group of Phrygians from Germany, founded a settlement in what is now Groningen, and built a castle on the bank of the Hunze, which they ...
Museumhuis Groningen is an umbrella organization for museums and other heritage organizations in the province of Groningen and has 58 members. [ 46 ] [ 47 ] The Groninger Museum is the most visited museum in the province with 209,195 visitors in 2015.
This is a list of settlements in the province of Groningen, in the Netherlands. Name Municipality Coordinates Aalsum: Westerkwartier Achterdiep: Hoogezand-Sappemeer ...
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. The following is a timeline of the history of the Netherlands' municipality of Groningen. Pre–19th century 48 CE: Roman camp established. 800: Martin's Church built (approximate date). 1040: "Villa Cruoninga" ("Groningen") mentioned. 13th ...
The Canon of Groningen is a list of 40 hallmarks and 52 icons that provides a chronological summary of the history of the city and province of Groningen. The canon is an initiative of the former Huis van de Groninger Cultuur (since 2017 the Centrum Groninger Taal en Cultuur ), [ 1 ] the Cultuurhistorische vereniging Stad en Lande [ 2 ] and the ...
The Provincial Council of Groningen (Dutch: Provinciale Staten van Groningen, pronounced [proːvɪɲˈɕaːlə ˈstaːtə(ɱ) vɑŋ ˈɣroːnɪŋə(n)]), also known as the States of Groningen, is the provincial council of Groningen, Netherlands. It forms the legislative body of the province.
Groningen is the terminus station of the Meppel–Groningen railway, also called Staatslijn C, after the railway station Groningen Europapark. The distance from Groningen southward to the railway station Groningen Europapark is 1.6 km (0.99 mi), Assen 27.6 km (17.1 mi), and the railway terminus Meppel 76.9 km (47.8 mi). [5]
The church is a recognized rijksmonument, [1] designed by the Groningen architects Jan Kuiler and Lucas Drewes. They built the Noorderkerk in 1920 as well, also in Groningen. The duo designed an expressionist building, inspired by the style of the Amsterdam School. [2]