Youngest city in the Netherlands
Groningen is a bustling student city in the north of the Netherlands. The city has more than 200,000 residents who have an average age of 36.4 years, making Groningen the youngest city in the Netherlands!
History
Groningen has a rich history. In the fourteenth century, Groningen joined the Hanseatic League. And even today the traces of this Hanseatic period are still clearly visible in Groningen.
The University of Groningen dates back to 1604, making it the second oldest existing university in the Netherlands.
