Groessen is a village in the municipality of Duiven in the province of Gelderland, the Netherlands.

Groessen
Village
Groessen is located in Gelderland
Groessen
Groessen
Location in the Netherlands
Groessen is located in Netherlands
Groessen
Groessen
Groessen (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°55′50″N 6°01′34″E / 51.9305°N 6.0261°E / 51.9305; 6.0261
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGelderland
MunicipalityDuiven
Area
 • Total9.10 km2 (3.51 sq mi)
Elevation11 m (36 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total1,980
 • Density220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6923[1]
Dialing code0316

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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  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 6923AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Groessen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  4. ^ Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Groessen" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. p. 183. ISBN 90 400 9406 3. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Groessen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 March 2022.