Grou

Grou () is a town in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and had around 5655 citizens in January 2017. Since 2014 Grou is part of the municipality of Leeuwarden.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Grou
Settlement.native_name: Grouw
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Sint Pieterkerk2 Grou.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: St Peter's Church
Settlement.image_flag: Grou vlag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Grou wapen.svg
Settlement.image_map: Map NL Boarnsterhim Grou.png
Settlement.map_caption: Location in the former Boarnsterhim municipality
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Friesland
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Grou
Image: GrouApr2018-1.jpg

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Commons category: Grou
postal code: 9001
P8168: F.C. Manu Laeva

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Grou () is a town in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and had around 5655 citizens in January 2017. Since 2014 Grou is part of the municipality of Leeuwarden.

The town is located on the lake and the Prinses Margriet Canal. Heineken operated a distribution centre for Friesland in Grou for 25 years until 2004.