#groningen province

[mothmiso]

Groningen, The Netherlands (2) (3) (4) by Caspar Tromp

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(3) (4) The "Aa" canal or river, which was once the main artery of the city connecting the town to the nearby North Sea and beyond, allowing Groningen trade with the Baltic Sea. It remains iconic with its "pakhuizen" (warehouses), now primary being homes. The façades have been adapted throughout the centuries, especially in the late 18th and 19th centuries, but most of these buildings still have a significant medieval core.     

[unteriors]

Watersnip, Blauwestad, Groningen.

[mistress-light]

I really dig the Athian border flags. Like, it triggers something inside me that I have in real life. Oh shit, I am crossing the border with Groningen.

[laurasimonsdaughter]

I have made a very funny mistake by putting "Van Janmaanje en Keudeldoemke" on my wishlist this year. It's a book of folktales from one specific Dutch province, Groningen:

I presumed that the stories had been recorded in the local dialect, but also translated into more universal Dutch. But now I have got the book (thank you mum) I can see that the scholars specifically decided not to do this, because most collections get rid of the local language completely and this is meant to be truly authentic.

Which means that I have my work cut out for me, because I can barely read this and I imagine it is going to take me quite some time to get through it. But it's an incredibly well researched book and I really would like to read it all.

[merovingian-marvels]

Terp/Thorp/Wierde/Warft/Værft

Most commonly known as “Terp”, by origin a Frisian word, Terps are actually known in a few places. Hang on tight, this is a long one.

The water rich lands of Dutch provinces Zeeland/Frisia (Terp) and Groningen (Wierde) - German regions Nordfriesland and Ostfriesland (Warft) and southern Denmark (Wærft) were in need of such constructions for basic quality of life.

Because the tides could freely enter the lower lands beyond the shoreline, life was to be lived intermittently. When the land was dry, sheep could graze the salt marsh. When water rose, people would retreat to the Terp.

A Terp can be made up out of a single church or farm/house to an entire small village. Concentrations of small Terps making up a village also exist. They are often surrounded by a salt marsh rampart (Kwelderwal).

Terps were made by plaggen. The top of sandy soils was taken out in little cubes, including the vegetation. The plag was then dried and compacted and stacked on top of each other, which causes an artificial hill allowing to build on.

Terp is also the Old-Frisian word which originates the Dutch word for village. Frisian culture allowed to spread because of their specialization in sheep’s wool. With most agricultural crops not being suited for salt marshes, and with the land flooded half of the day, lots of time was spent in producing high quality and highly sought after wool. This made the Frisians and especially the Terp people very rich, as seen in treasures, burials and clerical art.

Lots of Terps have been destroyed for peat mining or lost after abandonment.

Image above: Hogebeintum (Hegebeintum (Frisian), formerly known as Westerbintheim).

The largest known Terp in the Netherlands and Germany with 8,80 m above sea level.

Central is the church, on the right the historic village, the sheep pastures during floods and the encircling salt march rampart. Everything outside the rampart used to flood.

[royalty-nobility]

Portrait of Prince Willem II (1626-1650

Artist: Workshop of Gerard van Honthorst (Dutch, 1592–1656)

Date: After 1647

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Mauritshuis, The Hague, Netherlands

William II, Prince of Orange

William II (27 May 1626 – 6 November 1650) was sovereign Prince of Orange and Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, Overijssel and Groningen in the United Provinces of the Netherlands from 14 March 1647 until his death three years later on 6 November 1650. His death marked the beginning of the First Stadtholderless Period, leading to the rise of Johan De Witt, who stayed in power for the next 22 years.

[andthingsleftover]

My only regret is not asking for the time to buy a Groningen hoodie. Everyone else was heading out and I thought I'd find time to get it elsewhere.

I could have gotten an Amsterdam one at the airport but that felt disloyal to my home province.

[flagwars]

Flag Wars Bonus Round

[dirjoh-blog]

The battle of Tange Alterveer.

At the beginning of April 1945, the Allies were rapidly approaching the province of Groningen, the Netheralands. The liberation of the province took place in three regions: the border region between Musselkanaal and the Dollard, the city of Groningen and the ‘bridgehead Delfzijl’. Members of the local resistance had succeeded in preserving ‘The Iron Blow’. This was the only bridge over the…

[victorysp]

Her Majesty Queen Máxima, honorary chairman of MIND Us, payd a working visit to Groningen on Tuesday afternoon, September 5, in the context of the mental health of young people. One in three young people in the province of Groningen experiences poor psychosocial health. Compared to the rest of the Netherlands, Groningen has a relatively high level of use of youth assistance and long-term assistance programmes, for example due to poverty and earthquake problems.

📷 Patrick van Katwijk

[mothmiso]

Rural Groningen, The Netherlands (2) (3) (4) by Caspar Tromp

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Engelbert village, a ribbon development dating already back to the middle ages when the surrounding pit land areas were starting to be cultivated. Now it is a charming rural village just outside the city of Groningen.     

[unteriors]

Otterlaan, Winschoten, Groningen.

[kestarren]

'Hoeske van Thais Joaptje in Rottum', by Henk Helmantel, 2012. Dutch artist, born 22 Feb 1945, in Westeremden, Netherlands. Little house of Thais Joaptje, (name of a lady who lived there), in the village of Rottum: "This probably is the smallest home in the province of Groningen. Currently you may visit this smallest house as a museum. It is furnished as a workers’ house in 1835." https://www.visitgroningen.nl/en/location/2582621445/t-hoeske-van-thais-joaptje?fbclid=IwAR0X-_-SY37r0JQKuKYsPJV7uxHkYwCfii02zNJ22uh6cKeggGTFepESwUI

[notafraidofredyellowandblue]

Groningen - nature conservationists to court because Rammstein noise

2023-07-03

googly translated

"The Nature Conservancy Foundation from Meppel is suing both the municipality and the province of Groningen because of the upcoming concerts of the German band Rammstein in the city of Groningen. The nature club states that the noise permits granted are not in order.

That is why the conservationists want the court to look into this in an interim measure.

In the run-up to the concerts on 6 and 7 July in the Stadspark in Groningen, the municipality of Groningen granted an event permit with a one-off permit to make more noise than permitted. Rammstein is therefore allowed to produce 103 decibels instead of 100 decibels.

According to Secretary Geert Starre of the Nature Conservancy Watch, it has been shown that the volume will be much louder in reality. This not only leads to hearing damage in humans, but can also damage nature, says Starre. "We want to prevent that," he told ANP news agency . Some 52 species of birds are said to live around the Stadspark, many of which are still breeding, says Starre.

Noise permit would not have been properly tested

Nature Conservation Watch believes that the permits granted by the municipality and province have not been issued correctly. For example, there would be a lack of a nature test, which must be done when a permit is granted.

A permit has also been issued for setting off fireworks, a regular part of a Rammstein show. According to Starre, this will lead to additional damage. "There is no test that looks at all the consequences, for people and nature."

It is not yet known when the administrative court will consider the matter. The Northern Netherlands court could not be reached on Monday."

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at least this is the 'regular' kind of protests against Rammstein 🌺

[guerrerense]

Steam at departure por Martien Uiterweerd Por Flickr: Steam locomotive 52 8060-7 of the Museumrailway S.T.A.R. departs from Stadskanaal station in the Netherlands. Since 1995 the Museumrailway S.T.A.R. (Stichting Stadskanaal Rail) exploits the railwayline between Veendam, Stadskanaal en Musselkanaal with historical steamtrains. The 26 km long track follows the border between the provinces of Groningen and Drenthe in the northeast of the Netherlands. The Deutsche Reichsbahn's Class 52 was a German steam locomotive built in large numbers during the Second World War. With over 7,000 locomotives, built across Europe, it was the most produced type of the so-called Kriegslokomotiven or Kriegsloks (war locomotives). 6,000+ locomotives passed into Russian ownership after the Second World War. Other operators of the type included Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Norway and Turkey. The Deutsche Reichsbahn (DRB) in East Germany (DDR) had 200 machines, including 52 8060-7, reconstructed to the new DRB Class 52.80. Stoomlocomotief 52 8060-7 van museumspoorlijn S.T.A.R. vertrekt vanaf station Stadskanaal. Museumspoorlijn S.T.A.R. (Stichting Stadskanaal Rail) rijdt sinds 1994 met historische stoomtreinen en dieseltreinen tussen Veendam, Stadskanaal en Musselkanaal. De 26 km lange spoorlijn loopt langs de provinciegrens tussen Groningen en Drenthe. Stoomlocomotief 52 8060-7 uit 1943 is een van de ruim 7.000 locomotieven uit de Deutsche Reichsbahn's Class 52 die tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog zijn gebouwd om oorlogsmaterieel te verplaatsen. Na de Tweede Wereldoorlog zijn ruim 6.000 locs door Rusland als oorlogsbuit in gebruik genomen. De overige 1.000 locomotieven zijn door Polen, Roemenië, Bulgarije, Noorwegen, Turkije, en de DDR in gebruik genomen. De 52 8060-7 op de foto is in van de circa 200 locomotieven uit de DDR die daar jarenlang in de DRB Class 52.80 hebben gereden. _____________________ All rights reserved. Copyright © Martien Uiterweerd (Foto Martien). All my images are protected under international authors copyright laws and may not be downloaded, reproduced, copied, transmitted or manipulated without my written explicit permission. _____________________ . .

[paganplaces]

Dolmen G1

Hunebed G1, also known as the Papeloze Kerk Hunebed, is located in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands.

Read more at: https://paganplaces.com/places/dolmen-g1/