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Selwerd, Groningen — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Selwerd is a district of Groningen whose ground carries the names of Kasteel Selwerd and Klooster Selwerd.
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Where to stay in Selwerd
Where visitors usually base themselves, and why.
Selwerd offers little in the way of hotels, and the register that describes it names a castle site, a monastery site and a sports centre rather than anything that lets rooms. Klooster Selwerd names the older ground. The Willem Alexander Sportcentrum brings most short visits out this way, and the Stadskerk stands on the same list. Groningen holds the beds.
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Kasteel Selwerd
The castle name the district is built on, listed with the terrain of the former nunnery of Maria Virgo. Lodging is scarce in this area; reserve in advance.Find hotels in Kasteel Selwerdstays close to the Klooster Selwerd groundKlooster Selwerd
The monastery entry that gives Selwerd its oldest registered name. Few places to stay nearby — book ahead.Find hotels in Klooster Selwerdvisitors whose reason for coming is the Willem Alexander SportcentrumWillem Alexander Sportcentrum
The one entry on Selwerd's record that is neither a church nor a heritage terrain. Few places to stay nearby — book ahead.Find hotels in Willem Alexander Sportcentrumtravellers who prefer Groningen's centre to Selwerd's short registerGroningen centre
The parent city, where the rooms are, while Selwerd keeps the Stadskerk and its two Selwerd sites.Find hotels in Groningen centreHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
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Churches & Religious Sites
2- Klooster Selwerd
- Stadskerk
Castles & Historic Sites
2- Kasteel Selwerd Heritage
- Terrein met voormalig Benedictijner nonnenklooster Maria Virgo Heritage
Stadiums & Sports
1- Willem Alexander Sportcentrum
Landmarks & Notable Places
2- Voormalige politiepost Heritage
- Woonhuis in eclectische bouwstijl Heritage
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About Selwerd
What are the main landmarks in Selwerd?
A short register covers Selwerd. Kasteel Selwerd and Klooster Selwerd head it, two names taken from a castle and a monastery, and beside them the terrain of the former Benedictine nunnery of Maria Virgo is protected as well. The Stadskerk is the church entry.
A former police post, a dwelling in a mixed building style and a pair of unnamed gravestones fill out the list, with the Willem Alexander Sportcentrum the newest thing on it.
What is the history of Selwerd?
Two institutions gave Selwerd its name. Kasteel Selwerd and Klooster Selwerd both took the same ground, and the protected terrain of the former Benedictine nunnery of Maria Virgo belongs to the same early layer of the record. Everything else is later.
The Stadskerk, a former police post and a dwelling in a mixed building style are what the modern district registers, with the Willem Alexander Sportcentrum added to them.
Where is Selwerd?
Selwerd sits inside Groningen, on ground the Kasteel Selwerd and Klooster Selwerd entries share with the Willem Alexander Sportcentrum.
Common questions
What is the best area to stay in Selwerd?
Kasteel Selwerd: guests tracing the Kasteel Selwerd site inside the district. Klooster Selwerd: stays close to the Klooster Selwerd ground. Willem Alexander Sportcentrum: visitors whose reason for coming is the Willem Alexander Sportcentrum. Groningen centre: travellers who prefer Groningen's centre to Selwerd's short register.
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Updated October 2026