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Groningen is known as the "World Cycling City"; around 57% of its residents use a bicycle for regular commute within the city. [111] In 2000, Groningen was chosen as the Fietsstad 2002, the top cycle-city in the Netherlands for 2002. [112] Similar to most Dutch cities, Groningen has developed to accommodate a large number of cyclists. [113]
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 Battle of Groningen took place during the penultimate month of World War II in Europe, on 13 to 16 April 1945, [2] in the city of Groningen.The 2nd Canadian Division attacked Groningen (though the whole division was never in combat at any given time), defended by 7,000 German soldiers and Dutch and Belgian SS troops.
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.
The Dutch Republic, Centre of the European Book Trade in the 17th Century Archived 12 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine, EGO – European History Online Archived 8 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Mainz: Institute of European History Archived 19 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine, 2015, retrieved: 8 March 2020 (pdf Archived 27 February ...
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 ...
Pages in category "History of Groningen (city)" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
At the end of the 15th century, Groningen had a strong influence on the surrounding lands; the nearby province of Friesland was administered from the city. During the early stages of the Dutch revolt against Spain, Groningen had declared for the Union of Utrecht, but the Stadtholder, George de Lalaing, Count of Rennenberg, became a turncoat and sided with Spain. [5]