Groningen Province, Netherlands

Salt marshes in the Wadden Sea in Groningen
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Author: Gouwenaar


Groningen Province is one of the provinces of the Netherlands. Located on the north eastern part of the country, Groningen covers 2,329 square kilometers of land and 576 square kilometers of sea. It has a population approaching 600,000 people. The capital is also called Groningen.

Groningen is bordered by the German state of Lower Saxony to the east, Drenthe to the south, Friesland to the west and the Wadden Sea to the north.

The people of Groningen speak Gronings, a Low Saxon dialect. However the dialect is becoming endangered, as many inhabitants no longer speak it, especially in the city of Groningen, where there are a lot of people who moved there from other places.


The nature reserve of Drouwnerzand in Groningen
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Author: Gouwenaar

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