Groessen is a
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred ...
in the
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Duiven
Duiven () is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. Duiven's name can be translated into English to mean "pigeons" or "doves". Although the coat of arms and logo of the municipality feature pigeons, the name is etymologically related ...
in the
province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
of
Gelderland
Gelderland (), also known as Guelders () in English, is a province of the Netherlands, occupying the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Netherlands by land area, and second by ...
, the
Netherlands
)
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, subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands
, established_title = Before independence
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It was first mentioned in 838 in uilla Gruosna, and means "settlement in grassland".
The village developed near the
Rhine
), Surselva, Graubünden, Switzerland
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. The St Andreas Church was a tower from the 12th century. The church dates from around 1500, and has been enlarged in 1923.
In 1840, it was home to 1,406 people.
Gallery
File:Groessen, de Sint-Andreaskerk RM14179 IMG 9022 2019-04-01 15.50.jpg, Sint Andreaskerk
File:Heilig hartbeeld Groessen en pastorie.JPG, Statue of Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ
File:Dorpstraat 9, Groessen.jpg, House in Groessen
File:Kerkakkers 1-19, Groessen.jpg, Farm in Groessen
References
Populated places in Gelderland
Duiven
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