Groningen

Summary

Groningen is a city^[1]. Groningen ranks in the top 8% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (300 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Groningen is located in Groningen^[3].
• Groningen is in the country of Netherlands^[4].
• Groningen is on the body of water Noord-Willemskanaal^[5].
• Groningen is on the body of water Drentsche Aa^[6].
• Groningen's head of government is recorded as Koen Schuiling^[7].
• Groningen's instance of is recorded as city^[8].
• Groningen's instance of is recorded as place with town rights and privileges^[9].
• Groningen's instance of is recorded as fortified town^[10].
• Groningen's instance of is recorded as cadastral populated place in the Netherlands^[11].
• Groningen's instance of is recorded as Hanseatic city^[12].
• Groningen's instance of is recorded as big city^[13].
• Groningen's instance of is recorded as cycling city^[14].
• Groningen's official language is recorded as Dutch^[15].
• Groningen's official language is recorded as Gronings^[16].
• Groningen's flag is recorded as flag of Groningen^[17].
• Groningen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Katowice^[18].
• Groningen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kaliningrad^[19].
• Groningen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Oldenburg^[20].
• Groningen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Graz^[21].
• Groningen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tallinn^[22].
• Groningen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Odense^[23].
• Groningen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Newcastle upon Tyne^[24].
• Groningen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Murmansk^[25].
• Groningen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tianjin^[26].
• Groningen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bremen^[27].

Body

Geography

Groningen is in the country of Netherlands^[4]. Groningen is located in Groningen^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Noord-Willemskanaal^[5], a canal^[28], in Netherlands^[29] and Drentsche Aa^[6], a river^[30], in Netherlands^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+200952'}^[32], {'amount': '+187622'}^[33], {'amount': '+202900'}^[34], and {'amount': '+238147'}^[35].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[8], place with town rights and privileges^[9], fortified town^[10], cadastral populated place in the Netherlands^[11], Hanseatic city^[12], and big city^[13].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Groningen include Groningen^[36], a province of the Netherlands^[37], in Netherlands^[38]; Groningen Airport Eelde^[39], an airport^[40], in Netherlands^[41]; GROMACS^[42], a free software^[43]; Groningen theology^[44], a social movement^[45]; and Stadskanaal^[46], a canal^[47], in Netherlands^[48].

Why It Matters

Groningen ranks in the top 8% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (300 views/month).^[2] Groningen has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[49] Groningen is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[50]

Entities named for Groningen include Groningen^[36], a province of the Netherlands^[37], in Netherlands^[38]; Groningen Airport Eelde^[39], an airport^[40], in Netherlands^[41]; GROMACS^[42], a free software^[43]; Groningen theology^[44], a social movement^[45]; and Stadskanaal^[46], a canal^[47], in Netherlands^[48].