1s92016 CGroringen- Wikipedia, the ree encylopedia Groningen From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Coordinates: 53°13 6°34'E Groningen (Dutch pronunciation: ["yro:nme(n)]; Gronings: —— Grunnen; West Frisian: Grins) is the main municipality as Groningen well as the capital city of the eponymous province in the Netherlands. With a population of 200,336 as of 2015,!61 it is the largest city in the north of the Netherlands. An old city, Groningen was the regional power of the northern Netherlands, a semi-independent city-state and member of ‘the German Hanseatic League. Groningen is a university city: it houses the University of Groningen (about 28,000 students) and the Hanze University of Applied Sciences (about 25,000 students). City and Municipality Contents = 1 History = 2 University of Groningen = 3 Art, culture and nightlife 1 Museums .2. Theatre and music ral = 33 Nightlife Top row: Gasunie Building and Grote Markt Square; = 3.4 Other middle row: Groningen City ‘Theater/Korenbeurs and ‘Aa Church, Martini Tower and Goudkantoor; bottom row: Groninger Museum. 4. Intemational relations 5 Politics = 6 Economy 8 Transport : So Ce and walking Flag Coat of arms = 8.3 Road = 84 Bus = 85 Air n = 9 Climate = 10 Sport = 10.1 Sports clubs fen = 10.2 Cycling Location in Groninge * 11 Notable people from Groningen Coordinates: 53°13'N 6°34'E = 12 See ako = 13 References Country ‘Netherlands = 13.1 Literature Province Groningen = 14 External links Government!!! + Body Municipal council + Mayor Peter den Oudsten (PvdéA) History Areal?] * Municipality 83.75 km? (32.34 sq mi) + Land 78.05 km? (30.14 sq mi) + Water epssin kpc. org iiGroningen ane