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Grou
Frieslandvillage
Total population
5,655
Air quality index
Demographic figures from CBS Netherlands. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
As a small village in Friesland, Netherlands, Grou occupies its own corner of the country. It is home to roughly 5,655 residents. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a cool temperate latitude (53.094°, 5.832°). Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,087 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 43% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests long cool seasons and short, mild summers. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus (Schreber, 1774) · Mammalia23,086
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves10,275
- Nathusius's BatPipistrellus nathusii (Keyserling & Blasius, 1839) · Mammalia9,045
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves8,696
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves8,224
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves7,712
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves7,415
- Eurasian CootFulica atra Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves6,563
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 Friesland
- Raerd3.1 mi away · pop. 630
- Tersoal4.2 mi away · pop. 355
- Easterwierrum4.3 mi away · pop. 335
- Warstiens4.8 mi away · pop. 37
- Sibrandabuorren4.9 mi away · pop. 365
- De Veenhoop5 mi away · pop. 245
- Earnewâld5.2 mi away · pop. 409
- Mantgum5.3 mi away · pop. 1,170
- Hempens5.9 mi away · pop. 232
- Bears6 mi away · pop. 125
- Jellum6.1 mi away · pop. 150
- Jorwert6.1 mi away · pop. 335
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
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Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org