Groningen: facts

At a glance

• Country: The Netherlands
• Region: Groningen
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 244,807
• Coordinates: 53.2192° N, 6.5667° E
• Time zone: Europe/Amsterdam (UTC+01:00 standard, UTC+02:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Euro (EUR)
• Distance to the capital, Amsterdam: 147 km (91 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ): 11 km (7 mi), straight line
• Borkum Airport (BMK, Germany): 43 km (27 mi), straight line
• Emden Airport (EME, Germany): 48 km (30 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Leek: 14 km (9 mi)
• Hoogezand: 14 km (9 mi)
• Veendam: 24 km (15 mi)
• Assen: 25 km (15 mi)
• Delfzijl: 26 km (16 mi)

Events

• Eurosonic-Noorderslag: January 2027
• Koningsdag: April 2027
• Bevrijdingsfestival: May 2027
• Noorderzon Festival: August 2027
• Paradigm Festival: August 2027

Things to see

• De Grote Verscheuring (artwork)
• Museum aan de A (museum)
• Stadsmarkering S05 (artwork)
• Stadsmarkering S10 (artwork)
• Synagoge Groningen (museum)
• Universiteitsmuseum (museum)