Glimmen
Glimmen is a village in the northeastern Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Groningen, about 10 kilometres from the city. It had a population of around 1,342 in 2021.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Iijjccoo, Public domain.
- Type: Village with 1,320 residents
- Description: farm village in the Netherlands
- Postal code: 9756
Places of Interest
Highlights include Appèlbergen and Verzorgingsplaats Glimmermade.
Appèlbergen
Nature reserve
The Appèlbergen is a forest to the east of the village of Glimmen. It's located in the province of Groningen. In the Second World War, the Germans buried 34 people secretly after they had killed them.
Verzorgingsplaats Glimmermade
Rest area
Photo: Onderwijsgek, CC BY-SA 2.5 nl.
Verzorgingsplaats Glimmermade is a rest area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Onnen and De Punt.
Onnen
Village
Photo: Wutsje, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Onnen is a village in the municipality of Groningen in the Netherlands. There are some picturesque farms and windmills in the village. Onnen is an esdorp.
De Punt
Village
Photo: Iijjccoo, Public domain.
De Punt is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Tynaarlo, and lies about 11 km south of Groningen. The village closely cooperates with Yde and they are often referred to as Yde-De Punt, however both are still separate villages. De Punt is situated 3 km southwest of Glimmen.
Noordlaren
Village
Photo: Serassot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Noordlaren is a village in the municipality of Groningen in the Dutch province of Groningen. It had a population of around 545 in 2021. In 2010 it was said to be 850 years old. Noordlaren is situated 3 km southeast of Glimmen.
Glimmen
- Categories: cadastral populated place in the Netherlands and locality
- Location: Groningen, Groningen, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
53.13871° or 53° 8′ 19″ northLongitude
6.62822° or 6° 37′ 42″ eastPopulation
1,320Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
9F584JQH+F7OpenStreetMap ID
node 48024757OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2755495Wikidata ID
Q3029697
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Glimmen” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Glimmen”
- Catalan: “Glimmen”
- Cebuano: “Glimmen”
- Chinese: “Glimmen”
- Dutch: “Glimmen”
- Esperanto: “Glimmen”
- French: “Glimmen”
- Irish: “Glimmen”
- Italian: “Glimmen”
- Japanese: “グリメン”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Glimmen”
- Persian: “خلیمن”
- Polish: “Glimmen”
- Russian: “Глиммен”
- Spanish: “Glimmen”
- Swedish: “Glimmen”
- Ukrainian: “Гліммен”
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