Ontzet van Groningen

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Ontzet van Groningen is the annual commemoration of the 1672 lifting of the siege of Groningen, celebrated as a key historical victory in the Dutch Republic’s struggle during the Rampjaar.

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Ontzet van Groningen canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf annual festival
historical commemoration
alsoKnownAs Gronings Ontzet NERFINISHED
Grunneger Ontzet NERFINISHED
celebratedIn Groningen NERFINISHED
Netherlands NERFINISHED
commemorates Ontzet van Groningen 1672 NERFINISHED
lifting of the Siege of Groningen NERFINISHED
country Netherlands
defendedBy Dutch Republic NERFINISHED
city of Groningen NERFINISHED
followsCalendar Gregorian calendar NERFINISHED
frequency annual
hasActivity cultural events
fairs
fireworks
historical reenactments
parades
hasCulturalSignificance important element of regional identity in Groningen
hasDate 27 August
hasHistoricalContext Franco-Dutch War NERFINISHED
invasion of the Dutch Republic in 1672
hasLocalStatus official day off for many schools and businesses in Groningen
hasMainLocation Groningen city centre NERFINISHED
hasResult failure of the Münster siege of Groningen
preservation of Groningen within the Dutch Republic
hasSymbol city coat of arms of Groningen NERFINISHED
flag of Groningen NERFINISHED
hasTheme liberation
resistance against foreign invasion
hasTypeOfEvent public holiday (local)
hasYearOfEvent 1672
languageOfName Dutch
locatedIn Groningen NERFINISHED
city of Groningen NERFINISHED
province of Groningen NERFINISHED
opponent Bernhard von Galen NERFINISHED
Prince-Bishopric of Münster NERFINISHED
partOf Rampjaar 1672 NERFINISHED
history of the Dutch Republic
relatedTo Eighty Years' War legacy
Rampjaar NERFINISHED
significance key victory during the Rampjaar
turning point in the defense of the northern Netherlands

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Gronings Ontzet (Liberation of Groningen) day hasDutchName Ontzet van Groningen
subject surface form: Gronings Ontzet