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Country | Netherlands | ||
Province | Friesland | ||
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• Total | c. 5,700 |
Grou (Dutch: Grouw) is a town in Boarnsterhim in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 5737 citizens (2007).
The town is located on the Pikmeer lake and the Prinses Margrietkanaal. Heineken operated a distribution centre for Friesland in Grou for 25 years until 2004.[1]
It used to be the capital of municipality of Idaarderadeel before the reorganization of municipalities in 1984. Grou celebrates Sint Piter as a holiday on February 22, which differs from most of the Netherlands.
A nickname for the town is Tsiisferdûnsers, meaning cheese dancers, from a story where a fiddler was paid with cheese at a village dance.
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The town is located at an exit on the A32. There is a ferry across the canal called Veerpont de Burd that connects the de Burd island. The Grou-Jirnsum railway station is on the Staatslijn A (Arnhem - Leeuwarden) line.
1954 | 1959 | 1964 | 1969 | 1973 | 1990 | 1999 |
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3453 | 3522 | 3880 | 4129 | 4600 | 5316 | 5472 |
2002 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
5731 | 5916 | 5875 | 5769 | 5737 | 5673 |
An artificial ice rink (Glice) invented by Eric Sinnema was opened for public use in 2007.[2]