Groningen is the northeasternmost province of the Netherlands. It borders on Friesland to the west, Drenthe to the south, the German state of Lower Saxony to the east, and the Wadden Sea to the north. As of January 2023, Groningen had a population of about 596,000, and a total area of 2,955 km2 (1,141 sq mi).
Canadian soldiers during the Battle of Groningen in April 1945
Satellite image of Groningen
The land is flat and 80% of it is used for agriculture
Wheat field near Nieuw-Beerta in the Oldambt
West Frisian, or simply Frisian, is a West Germanic language spoken mostly in the province of Friesland in the north of the Netherlands, mostly by those of Frisian ancestry. It is the most widely spoken of the Frisian languages.
Bilingual West Frisian–Dutch signs in Hindeloopen