Every design for Groenlo
Wear your town with pride
13 unique designs from the town of Groenlo in Gelderland – map designs, local expressions and symbols only people who know the place will read. Also available as t-shirt, hoodie, sweatshirt or tote bag.
T-shirt
from 249 SEK
Hoodie
from 449 SEKSweatshirt
from 449 SEKTote bag
from 129 SEKAbout Groenlo
Siege of Grol
Grolsch beer
Fortress town
Groenlo is known far beyond the Achterhoek for its beer: Grolsch takes its name from Grol, the old name of the town, and was brewed here for centuries. But locals know their home as a place shaped by war.
What sets Groenlo apart is its past as a fortress on the German border. A trading town on the road between Germany and Holland, it was besieged again and again during the Eighty Years' War. Its most famous moment came when Frederik Hendrik laid siege to it and took it, an event that still names streets and restaurants, and is regularly re-enacted before large crowds. The moat and the remains of the bulwarks still curve around the centre, and the Nationaal Museum Tachtigjarige Oorlog and the Stadsmuseum Groenlo bring the story to life.
Stand beside Het Kanon and you can almost hear the siege. That is the Groenlo worth carrying with you: small, proud and still circled by its walls.
Shown on the map
Location: Gelderland, Netherlands
Coordinates: 52.0426°N, 6.6170°E
