Groessen is a village in the municipality of Duiven in the province of Gelderland, the Netherlands.
It was first mentioned in 838 in uilla Gruosna, and means “settlement in grassland”.[3] The village developed near the Rhine. The St Andreas Church was a tower from the 12th century. The church dates from around 1500, and has been enlarged in 1923.[4] In 1840, it was home to 1,406 people.[5]
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Sint Andreaskerk -
Statue of Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ -
House in Groessen -
Farm in Groessen
References
- ^ a b c “Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021”. Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ “Postcodetool for 6923AA”. Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ “Groessen – (geografische naam)”. Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). “Groessen” (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. p. 183. ISBN 90 400 9406 3. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ “Groessen”. Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 March 2022.