Groningen
Netherlands
Groningen is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen province in the Netherlands. Dubbed the "capital of the north", Groningen is the largest city as well as the economic and cultural centre of the northern part of the country; as of January 2025, it had 244,807 inhabitants, making it the sixth largest city/municipality in the Netherlands and the second largest outside the Randstad. As of 2025, the Groningen metro area had a population of 557,369 inhabitants.
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Practical facts
- Local time
- UTC+1 · 7 h ahead of Costa Rica
- Main language
- Dutch
- On the map
- 53.22° N, 6.57° E
Near Groningen
- Leeuwarden · 51 km away
- Urk · 90 km away
- Enkhuizen · 104 km away
- Hoorn · 120 km away
- Alkmaar · 138 km away
- Arnhem · 144 km away
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Where to stay
Business Guest House Groningen - Kleine Kromme Elleboog
10/10 · 2 reviews
Olifant
9.9/10 · 46 reviews
B&B Holm
9.9/10 · 25 reviews
Puur Geluk
9.8/10 · 69 reviews
Diemer 6
9.7/10 · 29 reviews
B&B Molenstreek
9.6/10 · 126 reviews
B&B Lisa Groningen
9.6/10 · 74 reviews
Lutje Kerklaan
9.6/10 · 47 reviews
Bed & Office 050
9.5/10 · 50 reviews
Tiny House De Smederij
9.5/10 · 27 reviews