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Discover Selwerd
The district Selwerd of Groningen in Gemeente Groningen (Provincie Groningen) with it's 6,525 citizens Selwerd is a district in Netherlands about 92 mi north-east of Amsterdam, the country's capital city.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 16°C / 61 °F
Morning Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
Evening Temperature | 13°C / 56 °F |
Night Temperature | 9°C / 47 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 65% |
Air Pressure | 1019 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from South |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 66% of sky |
General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Wednesday, 8th of May 2024
15°C (58 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Thursday, 9th of May 2024
14°C (57 °F)
11°C (53 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Friday, 10th of May 2024
17°C (63 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Corps de Garde
NH Groningen
Fletcher Familiehotel Paterswolde
Hotel Prinsenhof
Van der Valk Hotel Groningen-Hoogkerk
Apollo Hotel Groningen
Mercure Hotel Groningen Martiniplaza
NH Groningen Hotel de Ville
Bastion Hotel Groningen
Hampshire Hotel Plaza Groningen
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
University of Groningen
The University of Groningen, located in the city of Groningen, was founded in 1614. It is one of the oldest universities in the Netherlands as well as one of its largest. Since its inception more than 100,000 students have graduated. It is a member of the distinguished Coimbra Group. In April 2012, according to the results of the International Student Barometer, the University of Groningen has been voted the best University of the Netherlands.
Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen
Hanze University of Applied Sciences (UAS), Groningen is the largest "university of applied sciences" (hogeschool, vocational school) in the northern Netherlands and is located in Groningen. Hanze UAS offers various Bachelor and Master programmes in Dutch, English, and German, and works closely with international partner institutes. The school counts approximately 25,000 students and 2,700 employees.
Oosterpark Stadion
Oosterpark Stadion was the stadium of football club FC Groningen until December 2005. The all-seater stadium in Groningen's Oosterpark neighbourhood was inaugurated on September 30, 1933, and renovated in 1960, 1984 and 1987/88. The stadium has been replaced by the new, larger Euroborg stadium, and the ground it occupied is being redeveloped. The stadium's peak capacity was 22,000 spectators (in 1985). At the time of the demolition, the capacity was 11,224.
Ems-Occidental
Ems-Occidental is the name of a département of the First French Empire in the present Netherlands and Germany. It is named after the river Ems. It was formed in 1810, when the Kingdom of Holland was annexed by France. Its territory corresponds more or less with the present Dutch provinces Groningen and Drenthe. Its capital was Groningen. The département was subdivided into the following arrondissements and cantons: Groningen, cantons: Groningen (2 cantons), Hoogezand, Leek and Zuidhorn.
Groninger Museum
The Groninger Museum is a museum of modern and contemporary art in Groningen, Netherlands.
Noorderplantsoen
Noorderplantsoen is an urban public park in the city of Groningen in the Netherlands, situated slightly north of the city center. Its name is Dutch for northern public garden.
Groninger Studentencorps Vindicat atque Polit
The Groninger Studenten Corps Vindicat atque Polit (Latin for Maintain and Refine) is the oldest Dutch student association and was founded on February the 4th, 1815 as a reaction to attacks on students from local citizens. The first rector of the senate was B.J. Winter. Nowadays Vindicat is the largest student organization in Groningen, a city in the North of The Netherlands, with nearly 2500 members.
Martinikerk (Groningen)
The Martinikerk is the oldest church in Groningen, The Netherlands. The church and its associated tower are named after Saint Martin of Tours (316–397), the patron saint of the Archbishopric of Utrecht to which Groningen belongs. The church has been a cathedral for a short period during the first bishopric of Groningen (1559–1594). The origins of the Martinikerk are a cruciform church built in the 13th century, which was extended in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Martinitoren
The Martinitoren (Martini Tower) is the highest church steeple in the city of Groningen, The Netherlands. The tower is located at the north-eastern corner of the Grote Markt (Main Market Square), is part of the Martinikerk (Martini Church). The tower contains a brick spiral staircase consisting of 260 steps, and the carillon within the tower contains 62 bells. It is considered one of the main tourist attractions of Groningen and offers a view over the city and surrounding area.
Kapteyn Astronomical Institute
The Kapteyn Astronomical Institute is the department of astronomy of the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. The institute is named after its founder, Jacobus Cornelius Kapteyn, who lived from 1851 to 1922. Jacobus Kapteyn was appointed professor of astronomy and theoretical mechanics in 1878 at a time when no astronomical tradition, let alone an observatory, existed in Groningen. Kapteyn's first "Astronomical Laboratory" was opened in 1896.
Groninger Forum
The Groninger Forum is a project that is beginning in the city of Groningen, the Netherlands, with a planned completion in 2016. The east side of Groningen's Grote Markt was destroyed in World War II, and was replaced with buildings that have long since lost their appeal. The Groninger Forum is a new institute that will overlook the Grote Markt instead of the current buildings. It is a centre for knowledge and culture, containing the archives and a debate centre.
International Business School Groningen
The International Business School Groningen is the business school of the Hanze University Groningen in Groningen, Netherlands. The International Business and Management Studies (IBMS) Programme of the Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, founded in 1988, is the one of the oldest International Business Schools in the Netherlands. IBMS is international: approximately 60% of the students come from outside the Netherlands and over 40 nationalities are represented.
University Medical Center Groningen
The University Medical Center Groningen, or UMCG (Dutch: Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen), formerly Groningen University Hospital, is the main hospital of the city of Groningen, Netherlands. The medical centre is affiliated with the University of Groningen. It is one of the largest hospitals in the World, offering supraregional tertiary care to the northern part of the Netherlands. The medical center employs almost 17000 people and counts almost 1400 beds.
Praedinius Gymnasium
Praedinius Gymnasium is a gymnasium in Groningen, the Netherlands. It dates back to the fourteenth century and is the largest of two non-comprehensive gymnasia in Groningen, the other being Willem Lodewijk Gymnasium.
Goudkantoor
The Goudkantoor (English: Gold Office) is a building built in 1635 and located on Waagstraat near the Grote Markt (Main Square) in Groningen, Netherlands. Originally it was built as an office for the receiver of the province of Groningen when it was called Collectehuis. The text on the building, Date Caesari quae sunt Caesaris refers to the original function. The coat of arms of the city of Groningen is located on the building.
Sint Geertruidsgasthuis
The Sint Geertruidsgasthuis (English: Saint Gertrude's Guest House), better known as the Pepergasthuis (English: Pepper Guest House), is a hofje on the Peperstraat in Groningen.
Prinsentuin (Groningen)
The Prinsentuin (English: Prince's garden) or, Prinsenhoftuin is a garden built in renaissance style that is located in Groningen, behind the Prinsenhof This Garden consists of a rose garden, a herb garden, a part with berceaus and a sundial on the wall above the entrance. The letters 'W' and 'A', the beginletters of stadtholder Willem Frederik of Nassau and his wife Albertine Agnes of Nassau, are planted in the Prinsentuin to, using hedges.
H.N. Werkman College
H.N. Werkman College is a Dutch High School in the city of Groningen. The school is named after the Dutch artist, typographer and printer Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman. The school is divided over four buildings: Centrum, Dalton, Kluiverboom and Vinkenstraat. In 2006 the school had 1352 students and 130 employees. The current rector of the H.N. Werkmancollege is C. Japenga. The school offers the streams vmbo-tl, havo and vwo. It also has a Technasium department.
School of Facility Management Groningen
The School of Facility Management Groningen belongs to the Hanze University Groningen in Groningen, Netherlands and offers a BBA degree programme in International Facility Management. School of Facility Management is international: students come from the European Union countries, Middle East, Middle America and the Far East and can follow careers both in the Netherlands and abroad. The language used is English.
Frank Mohr Institute
Founded in 1996, the Frank Mohr Institute is the institute for Graduate Studies and Research in the Arts and Emerging Media of the Hanze University Groningen in the Netherlands. In cooperation with the University of Groningen, the institute accommodates three MFA courses: Painting, Interactive Media and Environments (IME) and Scenography.
Der Aa-kerk
The Der Aa-kerk is one of two church buildings dating from the Middle Ages in the centre of the city of Groningen, The Netherlands.
Broerkerk
The Broerkerk in Groningen, The Netherlands was a Medieval church connected to the Franciscan cloister in Groningen. The church was situated in the Broerstraat in Groningen. The Broerkerk was the first church in the town used by the Protestants. In 1702 Arp Schnitger built an organ for the Broerekerk in Groningen. For the organ he used pipe-work from the previous instrument built by Hendrick Hermans van Loon in 1679. In 1815 the organ was moved by J.W.
Le Mérinos d'Or
Rôtisserie Le Mérinos d'Or is a former restaurant located in Groningen, in the Netherlands. It was a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one Michelin star in the period 1985-1991. In 1977, the restaurant was owned by mr. Fr. Graaiman. Geerhard Slenema bought the restaurant, at that time a bistro, in 1978 and turned it slowly into a fine dining-restaurant. Le Mérinos d'Or joined the Alliance Gastronomique Néerlandaise in 1986.
Muller (restaurant)
Muller is a restaurant located in Groningen, in the Netherlands. It is a fine dining restaurant that is awarded one Michelin star in the period 1997-2012. GaultMillau did not award any points, due to the recent change of course but kept the restaurant in the Guide. Muller was founded in 1991 by Frank Verbeek and Jacques Muller. They hired Jean-Michel Hengge, formerly of Les Quatre Saisons, to do the cooking. In 1992 he bought the restaurant.
City hall, Groningen
The Groningen City Hall is the seat of government in Groningen. The city council meets in a modern room downstairs, but upstairs in the former raadszaal the Gulden Boek is kept that lists the honored citizens of the town.