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Korrewegwijk, Groningen — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Korrewegwijk is a district of Groningen, recorded also as Oud-Noord, with the Nieuwe Kerk and the Werkman Bridge among its named ground.
About Korrewegwijk
Where to stay in Korrewegwijk
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A room in Korrewegwijk sits within reach of the Nieuwe Kerk, the Stadskerk and the Werkman Bridge, the three names that do most to fix this part of Groningen on a map. The Ossenmarkt 5 and Guyotplein 3 addresses are listed here, and Marktstraat 19 joins them. De Cirkel and the Willem Alexander Sportcentrum add the newer buildings.
Hotels are few.
About Korrewegwijk
What are the main landmarks in Korrewegwijk?
Two churches lead the list. The Nieuwe Kerk and the Stadskerk hold the church entries, while Kasteel Selwerd and Klooster Selwerd carry the castle and monastery names that Korrewegwijk shares with the ground beside it. Numbered addresses follow.
Ossenmarkt 5, Guyotplein 3 and Marktstraat 19 are each listed, and beside them the register holds a dwelling-and-shop complex in the austere form of the Amsterdamse School and a house in a mixed building style. De Cirkel, House of Life and the Werkman Bridge are the newer names, with the Willem Alexander Sportcentrum also recorded.
What is the history of Korrewegwijk?
Older ground lies under the housing. The register keeps a terrain with the former Benedictine nunnery of Maria Virgo, along with Klooster Selwerd and Kasteel Selwerd, names the district still carries from the ground itself. Building came later.
The Nieuwe Kerk and the Stadskerk mark the congregations, the Amsterdamse School complex and a mixed-style dwelling stand for the architecture, and a former police post survives among the listed entries. Ossenmarkt 5 keeps its number.
Where is Korrewegwijk?
Korrewegwijk, also carried as Oud-Noord, is a district of Groningen whose ground holds the Werkman Bridge, the Nieuwe Kerk and House of Life.
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Updated September 2026