Piccardthofplas

Piccardthofplas is a nature reserve in Netherlands. Piccardthofplas is situated nearby to the neighborhood Groene Lint, as well as near Hoornse Park.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Groningen railway station and Martini Ziekenhuis.

Groningen railway station

Railway station

Photo: Wutsje, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Groningen railway station, locally called Hoofdstation, is the main railway station in Groningen in the Province of Groningen, Netherlands. It is located on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between Zuidhorn and Groningen Europapark, on the Meppel–Groningen railway as terminus after Groningen Europapark, and on the Groningen–Delfzijl railway as terminus after Groningen Noord.

Martini Ziekenhuis

Hospital

Photo: Bert, CC BY 2.0.

Martini Ziekenhuis is a hospital.

Wall House II

Museum

Photo: Wenkbrauwalbatros, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bye House is a historic building in Groningen, Netherlands, that was designed by John Hejduk. It is one of his few realized designs. Hejduk originally designed Wall House II as a residence to be built in Ridgefield, Connecticut.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Groningen and Haren.

Groningen

Photo: Wutsje, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Groningen is a lively student city in the Northern Netherlands. It is the capital of a province with the same name and home to about 217,000 inhabitants, making it the largest city in the north.