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Explore Essen in Netherlands

Essen in the region of Groningen is a place in Netherlands - some 91 mi or ( 147 km ) North-East of Amsterdam , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Essen

Time in Essen is now 01:07 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Amsterdam " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Zwolle, Zuidlaren, Tynaarlo, The Hague, and Roodehaan. Since you are here already, consider visiting Zwolle . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Essen ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Inter City Cycling - Commuting from Assen to Groningen

9:48 min by David Hembrow
Views: 1775 Rating: 5.00

hembrow.blogspot.com hembrow.blogspot.com Cycling from Assen to the Ligfietsgarage in Groningen Music is Swanee Bluebird by The Benson Orchestra of Chicago (under the direction of Roy Bargy) - 1922 Ca ..

Interactions in rush hour traffic when cycling in the Netherlands.

10:58 min by David Hembrow
Views: 1679 Rating: 5.00

hembrow.blogspot.com In this video, my camera faces backwards on my bike as I ride on both roads and cycle paths. The route shown is the first 12-13 km or so of one of several 30 km routes that I take ..


Compilation NRG Battle - First Preliminary Round, February 19, 2010

10:53 min by studentstock
Views: 1199 Rating: 5.00

A video of the 2010 International NRG battle that took place on February 19, 2010. During this event, students worked in teams on a case provided by different companies in the energy sector. At the en ..

Mango Velomobile to and from work, and a glimpse of what goes on

2:40 min by David Hembrow
Views: 820 Rating: 4.91

Now that it's bright enough in the morning to see my commute properly, I can record bits of it again. This video shows a bit of my commute as I approach Groningen, about 25 km into a 30 km one way jou ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Euroborg

Euroborg is the stadium of football club FC Groningen, with a capacity of 22,329 seats and located to the south-east of Groningen. The stadium site houses a casino, movie theater, school, supermarket, and a fitness centre. A temporary railway station at the Euroborg Stadium opened in late 2007, and a permanent one is set to open in 2013. The stadium's seats are completely clad in the club's colors of green and white, with 1,000 seats available for supporters of the away team.

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Located at 53.21 6.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Groningen (city), FC Groningen, Football venues in the Netherlands, Sports venues in Groningen (province)

Haren, Groningen

Haren is a municipality and a town in the northeastern Netherlands located in the direct urban area of the City of Groningen. Haren is a typical commuting municipality with many wealthy inhabitants. It lies on the northern part of a ridge of sand called the Hondsrug. It contains one of two dolmens in the province of Groningen (in the village of Noordlaren) and the largest botanical garden of the Netherlands called Hortus Haren.

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Located at 53.17 6.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Haren, Groningen, Populated places in Groningen (province)

Martiniplaza

Martiniplaza, formerly Martinihal Groningen, is a complex located in the Dutch city of Groningen. It is used as an exhibition complex, theater and Sports Arena. The Sports Arena is the home of the basketball team GasTerra Flames and has a capacity of 4500.

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Located at 53.20 6.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Groningen (city), Indoor arenas in the Netherlands, Sports venues in Groningen (province)

Groninger Museum

The Groninger Museum is a museum of modern and contemporary art in Groningen, Netherlands.

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Located at 53.21 6.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: 1894 establishments in the Netherlands, Art museums and galleries in the Netherlands, Art museums established in 1894, Buildings and structures in Groningen (city), Deconstructivism, Modern art museums, Museums in Groningen (province)

Ems-Occidental

Ems-Occidental is the name of a département of the First French Empire in the present Netherlands and Germany. It is named after the river Ems. It was formed in 1810, when the Kingdom of Holland was annexed by France. Its territory corresponds more or less with the present Dutch provinces Groningen and Drenthe. Its capital was Groningen. The département was subdivided into the following arrondissements and cantons: Groningen, cantons: Groningen (2 cantons), Hoogezand, Leek and Zuidhorn.

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Located at 53.22 6.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Former departments of France in Germany, Former departments of France in the Netherlands, States and territories established in 1810