Groningen (province)

Groningen is the northeast province of the Netherlands with a typical dialect with regional nuances.
In the east it borders the German region Niedersachsen, in the south with Drenthe, in the east with Fryslân and in the north the Wadden Sea.
Land use in Groningen is mainly agrarian, it has a large reserve of natural gas near Slochteren. East Groningen has been the scene of a particularly fierce class struggle in the nineteenth and twentieth century. Here is the only municipality (Beerta) where the Dutch communist party has ever had a mayor (Hanneke Jagersma).
The capital city of the province is the city of Groningen.

The main employer in the province is the university of Groningen.

Municipalities

• Appingedam
• Bedum
• Bellingwedde
• De Marne
• Delfzijl
• Eemsmond
• Groningen
• Grootegast
• Haren
• Hoogezand-Sappemeer
• Leek
• Loppersum
• Marum
• Menterwolde
• Pekela
• Reiderland
• Scheemda
• Slochteren
• Stadskanaal
• Ten Boer
• Veendam
• Vlagtwedde
• Winschoten
• Winsum
• Zuidhorn

• Website of the province
• Website of the capital city, with English pages
• Alternative website of the capital city, with access to the sites of local shops and small businesses
• Website of the university, with English pages
• Website of the polytechnic
• province map showing subdivision in municipalities, link for each municipality to basic data page