Groningen

About Groningen

Population

184,729 in city

Size

82 km² (32 mi²)

Altitude

3.7 m

Groningen, the capital of the province Groningen is oftenly called the 'Metropolis of the north'. It is without a doubt the largest city north of the Randstad, and serves the north of the country on educational, cultural and governmental perspective. It's economy wasn't the best the last century, mainly because it's far away from the centre of the Netherlands, but things are improving since one of the largest natural gas fields in the world was found near Groningen. Since then, Groningen brought billions into the national treasury, and it was rewarded. The national headquarters of the gas company, the Nederlandse Gasunie was built here, and since their arrival they have been investing in Groningen. Groningen is well know of it's university and many studies which are mainly responsable for the young population Groningen has. It is regarded as one of the most vibrant cities in the Netherlands. It is also one of the last cities in the Netherlands that allows bars and pubs to be open untill the early morning. For almost 400 years the Martinitoren has been the city's highest building, but things are about to change. Many projects have been launched to build higher and higher, and it's just a matter of time untill someone proposes a building higher than the Martinitoren.

Metro Cities

Groningen, Haren

No. of Buildings

No.	Current status
147	All Buildings
126	existing
3	under construction
2	planned
4	unbuilt
12	demolished

Tallest Buildings

#	Building	Height	Year
1	Kempkensberg	302 ft	2011
2	Nederlandse Gasunie	285 ft	1994
3	Tasmantoren	246 ft	2010
4	Brander	246 ft	2010
5	Stoker	246 ft	2009

Building types

No.	Type
72	high-rise building
58	low-rise building
5	church
3	water tower
2	hall
1	mast (framework)
1	stadium
1	telecommunications tower
1	skyscraper
1	house
1	building with towers
1	mast (pole)

Other buildings

No.	Type
6	Famous buildings
19	Buildings with construction images