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Blokum Destination Guide
Discover Blokum in Netherlands
Blokum in the region of Groningen is a town located in Netherlands - some 98 mi or ( 158 km ) North-East of Amsterdam , the country's capital .
Local time in Blokum is now 05:47 AM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Amsterdam " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Zwolle, Woltersum, Ten Boer, Slochteren, and The Hague. When in this area, you might want to check out Zwolle . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Blokum ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
video1.mov: Ten Boer - Stedum - St. Annen - Thesinge
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Groningen Bike Path
Impression of a bike path near Groningen, the Netherlands ..
video1.mov: Rondje Groningen - Eemshaven - Delfzijl
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video2.mov: Rondje Groningen Zuidbroek
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Interesting facts about this location
Groningen (province)
Groningen is the northeasternmost province of the Netherlands. In the east it borders the German state of Niedersachsen, in the south Drenthe, in the west Friesland and in the north the Wadden Sea. The capital of the province is the city of Groningen.
Located at 53.26 6.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Ten Boer
Ten Boer is a municipality and a village in the northeastern Netherlands, in the province of Groningen. The municipality has about 7,500 inhabitants (2012) and the village has about 4,600 inhabitants according to the municipality.
Located at 53.28 6.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Ommelanden
The Ommelanden (Dutch for "surrounding lands") are the parts of Groningen province that surround Groningen city. Usually mentioned as synonym for the province in the expression Stad en Ommeland ("city and surrounding lands"). The area was Frisian-speaking, but under the influence of the Saxon city of Groningen most of the area turned to speaking Low Saxon.
Located at 53.30 6.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Harkstede
Harkstede is a small village in Slochteren, Groningen (province), the Netherlands. Its name is "Haarkstee" in the local dialect, the Gronings. The name is probably meant as "Arkes Stee", which means "pleace for a ark = church". Harkstede has about 3000 inhabitants, what makes it one of the smaller villages in the area. This number will increase in the near future, because of the "Meerstad-project" of the City of Groningen, meaning hundreds of new homes will be built in and around Harkstede.
Located at 53.22 6.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Denemarken
Denemarken is also the Dutch name of Denmark. Denemarken is a small village in the municipality of Slochteren, in the Dutch province of Groningen.
Located at 53.23 6.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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