Groningen

 ( Cities In The Netherlands ) 

American sports are fairly popular in Groningen; it has American football, baseball, and basketball clubs. Groningen's professional basketball club Donar play in the highest professional league, the Dutch Basketball League, and have won the national championship seven times. The Groningen Giants are the American football team of the city who play in the premier league of the AFBN and are nicknamed as the "Kings of the North".

The running event called 4 Miles of Groningen takes place in the city on the second Sunday of October every year with over 23,000 participants. The 2002 Giro d'Italia began in Groningen, including the prologue and the start of the first stage. The city hosted the start and finish of the fifth stage of the 2013 Energiewacht Tour.

There are also Middle Schools, such as H.N. Werkman College

The University of Groningen (in Dutch: Rijksuniversiteit Groningen), established in 1614 is the second oldest university in the Netherlands (after the University of Leiden).

The Hanze University of Applied Sciences (in Dutch: Hanzehogeschool Groningen) was founded in 1986 and is more focused on the practical application of knowledge, offering bachelor and master courses in fields like Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Communication and Multimedia Design, and Renewable Energy. With around 8.1% international students, Hanze hosts more than 28,000 students and is one of the largest universities of applied sciences by enrollment in the Netherlands.

The city has segregated cycle-paths, public transport, and a large pedestrianised zone in the city centre. Groningen's city centre was remodeled into a "pedestrian priority zone" to promote walking and biking.

Groningen has six railway routes:

• Groningen – Delfzijl
• Groningen – Roodeschool / Eemshaven
• Groningen – Leeuwarden
• Groningen – Veendam
• Groningen – Weener / Leer
• Groningen – Meppel / Zwolle

On those six routes, ten lines stop at:

• Groningen – Groningen North – Sauwerd – Bedum – Stedum – Loppersum – Appingedam – Delfzijl West – Delfzijl
• Groningen – Groningen North – Sauwerd – Winsum – Baflo – Warffum – Usquert – Uithuizen – Uithuizermeeden – Roodeschool – (Low Service) Eemshaven
• Groningen – Zuidhorn – Grijpskerk – Buitenpost – De Westereen – Feanwâlden – Hurdegaryp – Leeuwarden Camminghaburen – Leewarden
• Groningen – Buitenpost – Leewarden
• Groningen – Groningen Europapark – Kropswolde – Martenshoek – Hoogezand-Sappemeer – Sappemeer oost – Zuidbroek – Veendam
• Groningen – Groningen Europapark – Kropswolde – Martenshoek – Hoogezand-Sappemeer – Sappemeer oost – Zuidbroek – Scheemda – Winschoten – (lower service) Bad Nieuweschans – Weener (Due to a broken bridge, trains do not go on to Leer. Take a bus from Groningen or Weener.)
• Groningen – Groningen Europapark – Haren – Assen – Beilen – Hoogeveen – Meppel – Zwolle
• Groningen – Assen – Zwolle – Amersfoort Centraal – Utrecht Centraal – Gouda – Rotterdam Alexander – Rotterdam Centraal
• Groningen – Assen – Zwolle – Lelystad Centrum – Almere Centrum – Amsterdam South – Schiphol – Leiden Centraal – Den Haag Centraal / The Hague Centraal

City & Q-Link lines:

• 1: Main Station – City Center – UMCG North – Station Groningen North – Zernike – P+R Reitdiep
• 2: Groningen Europapark – UMCG Main Entrance – UMCG North – Station Groningen North – Zernike – Station Zuidhorn
• 3: Lewenborg – P+R Kardingen – Main Station – P+R Hoogkerk – Leek
• 4: Beijum – P+R Kardingen – Main Station – P+R Hoogkerk – Peize – Roden
• 5: Harkstede – P+R Meerstad – UMCG Main Entrance – City Centre – Main Station – P+R Haren – Zuidlaren – Annen
• 6: P+R Haren – Main Station – UMCG Main Entrance – Ten Boer – Appingedam – Delfzijl
• 7: De Wijert – Main Station – Westerhaven – Vinkhuizen – Paddepoel – Station Groningen North
• 8: P+R Hoogkerk – Hoogkerk – Westerhaven – Main Station -Groningen Europapark – Corpus den Hoorn – Martini hospital – P+R Hoogkerk
• 9: Eelde – Paterswolde – Martini hospital – Corpus den Hoorn – De Wijert – Main Station – Westerhaven – Paddepoel – Station Groningen North or Zernike
• 10: Corpus den Hoorn – Martini hospital – Main Station – Korrewegwijk – Station Groningen North
• 15: Main Station – Paddepoel – Zernike
• 18: P+R Hoogkerk – Vinkhuizen – Paddepoel – Zernike

Q-Liner lines:

• 300: Groningen – P+R Westlaren (Zuidlaren) – P+R Gieten – P+R Borger – Emmen
• 304: Groningen – P+R Hoogkerk – Drachten
• 309: Groningen – Assen Busstation Marsdijk – Kloosterveen
• 312: Groningen – P+R Haren – P+R Annen – P+R Gieten – Gasselte – Stadskanaal
• 314: Groningen – Drachten
• 315: Groningen – Heereveen – Emmeloord
• 324: Groningen – Emmeloord

Night lines:

• 406: Groningen – Ten Boer – Appingedam – Delfzijl
• 417: Groningen → P+R Hoogkerk → Peize → Roden → Leek → P+R Hoogkerk – Groningen
• 418: Groningen → Haren → Zuidlaren → Annen → P+R Gieten → P+R Annen → P+R Westlaren → P+R Haren → Groningen
• 419: Groningen – Assen Busstation Marsdijk – Station Assen

Regional lines:

• 35: Groningen – Aduard – Oldehove
• 39: Groningen – Vinkhuizen – Zuidhorn – Grootegast – Surhuisterveen
• 50: Groningen – Haren – Glimmen – Vries – Station Assen
• 51: Groningen – Haren – Zuidlaren – Annen – Loon – Station Assen
• 61: Groningen – Bedum – Middelstum – Uithuizen
• 65: Groningen – Winsum – Zoutkamp
• 76: Groningen – Hoogezand
• 85:Groningen – Leek – Oosterwolde
• 107: Zernike – P+R Gieten – Gasselte – Stadskanaal
• 109: Zernike – Tynaarlo – Assen Busstation Marsdijk
• 133: Groningen – P+R Hoogkerk – Via A7 – Grootegast – Surhuisterveen
• 139: Groningen – Hoogkerk – Grootegast – Surhuisterveen
• 163: Groningen – Winsum – Lauwersoog (connecting the ferry to Schiermonnikoog)
• 171: Zernike – Via A7 – Hoogezand – Veendam
• 178: Groningen – Slochteren – Siddeburen – Appingedam (limited Service to Appingedam)