Groeningen

Village in North Brabant, Netherlands

51°36′21″N 5°59′45″E / 51.6058°N 5.9959°E / 51.6058; 5.9959CountryNetherlandsProvinceNorth BrabantMunicipalityLand van CuijkArea

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• Total15.99 km² (6.17 sq mi)Elevation

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15 m (49 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total670 • Density42/km² (110/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

5826^[1]

Dialing code0478

Groeningen is a village in the municipality of Land van Cuijk in the province of North Brabant, Netherlands.

History

The village is first mentioned in 1459 as Grunenhem, and means "settlement of the people of Gruno (person)".^[3] Groeningen is an agricultural community which centred around a triangular pasture with a pool of drinking water.^[4]

The Castle de Voirt was built in the 16th century. It was demolished in 1806, and replaced by a farm in 1839.^[4]^[5] A chapel was built in Groeningen in the 15th century, but the village did not become an independent parish.^[4]^[5]

Groeningen was home to 443 people in 1840. The village used to part of the municipality of Vierlingsbeek. In 1998, it became part of Boxmeer, and in 2022, Land van Cuijk.^[5]

Gallery

Houses in Groeningen
Canal boats in Groeningen
Farm in Groeningen
House in Groeningen

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 17 April 2022. two entries; overlap with Vlieringsbeek in the country side
^ "Postcodetool for 5826AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
^ "Groeningen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Groeningen: geen gehucht en geen dorp". Het geheugen van Brabant (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Groeningen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 April 2022.