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Groessen Location in the Netherlands Show map of GelderlandGroessen Groessen (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands | |
| Coordinates: 51°55′50″N 6°01′34″E / 51.9305°N 6.0261°E / 51.9305; 6.0261 | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Municipality | Duiven |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.10 km2 (3.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Population (2021)1 | |
• Total | 1,980 |
| • Density | 218/km2 (564/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 69231 |
| Dialing code | 0316 |
Groessen is a village in the municipality of Duiven in the province of Gelderland, the Netherlands.
It was first mentioned in 838 in uilla Gruosna, and means "settlement in grassland".3 The village developed near the Rhine. The St Andreas Church was a tower from the 12th century. The church dates from around 1500, and has been enlarged in 1923.4 In 1840, it was home to 1,406 people.5
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Farm in Groessen
References
References
- "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- "Postcodetool for 6923AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- "Groessen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Groessen" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. p. 183. ISBN 90 400 9406 3. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- "Groessen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 March 2022.