Groningen (city)

Groningen
Municipality
Groningen City Theater
Flag Seal
Groningen
Coordinates: 53°13′06.7″N 6°34′01.3″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Groningen
Government
• Mayor	Koen Frank Schuiling
Area
• Total	185.6 km^2 (71.7 sq mi)
Population  (January 1, 2001)
• Total	200,402
• Density	1,080/km^2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
Postal code	9700–9756, 9790–9798
Area code	050
Website	Official website

Groningen is a municipality in the north of the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Groningen. It has about 233,000 inhabitants (2021) and a university, called the University of Groningen.

Since 2019, Haren and Ten Boer have been part of the municipality of Groningen.

Culture: Museums are in the city, such as Groninger Museum (picture).

Well-known people

• Pete Hoekstra (born 1953), former U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands

Other websites

• Official website
• Map and photos of Groningen
• Groningen Museum