Groningen (province) Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
northeasternmost province of the Netherlands
About Groningen (province)
For centuries, the city of Groningen has acted as a city-state, trying to dominate the surrounding agricultural areas. In the 16th century, the city and the surrounding areas (theOmmelanden) were merged to become one province in the Dutch republic. The official name of the province at that time,Stad en Lande(City and Countryside) shows how two separate areas were merged. Although in later centuries the animosity between the city and its surroundings has decreased, until today there is a clear division of the city on the one hand, and the remainder of the province on the other hand. Apart from this division between city andOmmelanden, each of the regions in the countryside has its own story. The large presence of extremely exploitative landowners in the east of Groningen during the late 19t
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