Grou
Grou
Grouw | |
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Village | |
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Grou Location in the Netherlands | |
Coordinates: Coordinates: 53°06′N 5°50′E / 53.10°N 5.83°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Friesland |
Municipality | Leeuwarden |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 5,655 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 9000-01 |
Telephone area | 0566 |
Grou (Dutch: Grouw[1]) is a town in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and had around 5655 citizens in January 2017.[2] Since 2014 Grou is part of the municipality of Leeuwarden.
The town is located on the Heineken operated a distribution centre for Friesland in Grou for 25 years until 2004.[3]
lake and the .It used to be the capital of the municipality of Boarnsterhim until 2014.
before the reorganization of municipalities in 1984, and capital of the municipality ofWhile the rest of the Netherlands celebrates Sinterklaas (Saint Nicholas) on December 5th, Grou instead celebrates a unique local variation of this children's holiday known as on February 21. In local lore Sint Piter is a distinct character separate from Saint Nicholas, and was historically known as the patron saint for local fishermen.[4]
A nickname for the town is Tsiisferdûnsers, meaning cheese dancers, from a story where a fiddler was paid with cheese at a village dance.[citation needed]
Transport[]
The town is located at an exit on the A32 motorway. There is a ferry across the canal called that connects the island. The Grou-Jirnsum railway station is on the Staatslijn A (Arnhem - Leeuwarden) line.
Population[]
1954 | 1959 | 1964 | 1969 | 1973 | 1990 | 1999 |
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3453 | 3522 | 3880 | 4129 | 4600 | 5316 | 5472 |
2002 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
5731 | 5916 | 5875 | 5769 | 5737 | 5673 | 5634 |
2011 | ||||||
5623 |
Notable births[]
- (ca. 1542-1618), clergyman
- Brothers Halbertsma
- Eeltsje Hiddes Halbertsma (1797-1858), physician, poet and writer
- Joast Hiddes Halbertsma (1789-1869), Mennonite minsiter, writer and poet
- Tsjalling Hiddes Halbertsma (1792–1852), merchant and poet
- Atje Keulen-Deelstra (1938-2013), speed skater
- Haitske Pijlman (born 1954), speed skater
Sport[]
An artificial ice rink (Glice) invented by Eric Sinnema was opened for public use in 2007.[5]
Gallery[]
Houses near the harbour with St. Peter's church in the background
Grou harbour
New quai 1850
Notable buildings[]
- St. Peter's church
- Three restored windmills survive in Grou, De Bird, De Borgmolen and De Haensmolen.
References[]
- ^ Taalunie (2020). "Friese namen" (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline
- ^ "De Grouster - Nieuws". De Grouster.
- ^ "Geschiedenis – Sint Piter". Sint Piter.
- ^ "Wereldprimeur in Grou met kunststof ijsbaan - NU - Het laatste nieuws het eerst op NU.nl". www.nu.nl.
External links[]
- Media related to Grou at Wikimedia Commons
- Leeuwarden
- Populated places in Friesland