Eastern Netherlands
Gelderland
Duiven

Groessen

Groessen is a in the municipality of in the province of , the . It was first mentioned in 838 in uilla Gruosna, and means "settlement in grassland".
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  • Type: Village with 1,980 residents
  • Description: village in Duiven, Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Groesen”
  • Postal code: 6923

Places of Interest

Highlights include Duiven railway station and Zevenaar railway station.

Railway station
Photo: Apdency, CC0.
Duiven is a railway station located in , . The station was opened on 15 February 1856 and is located on the Oberhausen–Arnhem railway between and .

Railway station
Photo: Rob Dammers, CC BY 2.0.
Zevenaar is a railway station located in , . The station was opened on 15 February 1856 and is located on the Winterswijk–Zevenaar railway and the Oberhausen–Arnhem railway. is situated 3 km east of Groessen.

Castle
Photo: Kasteelbeer, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
is a castle, which is situated 3 km west of Groessen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Loo and Zevenaar.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a in the municipality of in the province of , the . The village has a ferry connection to . A couple of houses of are part of , , because they were on a former river island which used to belong the Duchy of Cleves. is situated 2½ km west of Groessen.

Town
Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town, which is situated 3½ km east of Groessen.

Village
is a in the municipality of in the province of , the . It is located to the south of Zevenaar The village was first mentioned in 1047 as Subenhara. is situated 4 km southeast of Groessen.

Groessen

Latitude
51.932° or 51° 55′ 55″ north
Longitude
6.02895° or 6° 1′ 44″ east
Population
1,980
Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)
United Nations Location Code
NL GRS
Open location code
9F38W2JH+RH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1929097264
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2755267
Wiki­data ID
Q143803
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Ukrainian—“Groessen” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Groessen”
  • Asturian: “Groessen”
  • Catalan: “Groessen”
  • Chinese: “Groessen”
  • Dutch: “Groessen”
  • French: “Groessen”
  • Irish: “Groessen”
  • Japanese: “グロエッセン”
  • Low German: “Groessen”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Groessen”
  • Turkish: “Groessen”
  • Ukrainian: “Груссен”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Helhoek and Groessche Weide.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sint Andreaskerk and Dorpshuis Groessen.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Groessen”. Photo: Agnes Monkelbaan, CC BY-SA 4.0.