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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°). The latitude suggests long cool seasons and short, mild summers. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.
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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
- Friens1.5 mi away · pop. 89
- Idaerd1.9 mi away · pop. 80
- Jirnsum2 mi away · pop. 1,362
- Reduzum2.6 mi away · pop. 1,119
- Nes2.9 mi away · pop. 1,084
- Akkrum3 mi away · pop. 3,421
- Raerd3.1 mi away · pop. 630
- Poppenwier3.6 mi away · pop. 170
- Wytgaard3.9 mi away · pop. 568
- Aldeboarn4 mi away · pop. 1,553
- Wergea4 mi away · pop. 1,684
- Wirdum4.1 mi away · pop. 1,205
Geography & sun
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)