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Grootegast
Groningenvillage
Total population
3,640
Demographic figures from CBS Netherlands. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Grootegast sits in Groningen, Netherlands and is identified as a village. Public datasets list a population of roughly 3,640. Grootegast maps to 53.212°, 6.274° — squarely within the cool temperate belt. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,049 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 41% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by long cool seasons and short, mild summers. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Grootegast.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves21,698
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves18,497
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves17,046
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves15,600
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves15,496
- Great EgretArdea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves15,241
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves14,894
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves14,834
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.8 — 2025-11-140 km ESE of Uithuizen, Netherlands
- M 2.7 — 2022-09-243 km SSW of Spijk, Netherlands
- M 3.2 — 2019-05-221 km E of Warffum, Netherlands
- M 3.4 — 2013-02-071 km NE of Usquert, Netherlands
- M 3.4 — 2012-08-161 km NNE of Loppersum, Netherlands
- M 3.3 — 2008-10-302 km SSW of Usquert, Netherlands
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Groningen
- Doezum1.3 mi away · pop. 1,090
- Sebaldeburen1.5 mi away · pop. 590
- Lutjegast1.8 mi away · pop. 1,125
- Kornhorn2.5 mi away · pop. 500
- Boerakker2.8 mi away · pop. 658
- Noordwijk2.9 mi away · pop. 448
- Niekerk3.3 mi away · pop. 1,395
- Visvliet3.9 mi away · pop. 295
- Niebert4.1 mi away · pop. 663
- Nuis4.3 mi away · pop. 747
- Niezijl4.7 mi away · pop. 430
- Marum4.7 mi away · pop. 5,750
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
CBS — Statistics Netherlands
- CBS code
- 0015
- Population (Wikidata)
- 12,143
- Wikidata
- Q605986
Gemeente codes via Wikidata P382
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • CBS — Statistics Netherlands, municipality code via Wikidata P382
- • CBS — Statistics Netherlands — Gemeente codes via Wikidata P382