What can you build in the province of Groningen?

The Perceelscan works for every address in the 10 municipalities of the province of Groningen. Together they have 2,761 national monuments (rijksmonumenten); 41% of the buildings were built before 1970. Type your address and see for free what applies to your plot.

The municipalities in Groningen with the most national monuments

1. Groningen: 844 national monuments
2. Het Hogeland: 562 national monuments
3. Eemsdelta: 398 national monuments
4. Westerkwartier: 256 national monuments
5. Oldambt: 211 national monuments
6. Midden-Groningen: 184 national monuments
7. Westerwolde: 131 national monuments
8. Veendam: 76 national monuments
9. Stadskanaal: 70 national monuments
10. Pekela: 29 national monuments

The municipalities in Groningen with the most buildings from before 1970

1. Stadskanaal: 49% of the buildings built before 1970
2. Groningen: 47% of the buildings built before 1970
3. Veendam: 45% of the buildings built before 1970
4. Oldambt: 43% of the buildings built before 1970
5. Westerwolde: 41% of the buildings built before 1970
6. Het Hogeland: 39% of the buildings built before 1970
7. Pekela: 38% of the buildings built before 1970
8. Midden-Groningen: 37% of the buildings built before 1970
9. Eemsdelta: 34% of the buildings built before 1970
10. Westerkwartier: 33% of the buildings built before 1970

The 10 municipalities of Groningen

• Eemsdelta
• Groningen
• Het Hogeland
• Midden-Groningen
• Oldambt
• Pekela
• Stadskanaal
• Veendam
• Westerkwartier
• Westerwolde

Sources: CBS (Statistics Netherlands), Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2024 (85984NED), CC BY 4.0; Cultural Heritage Agency (RCE), via PDOK; Natura 2000, Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), via PDOK; Indicative areas needing attention for foundation problems (Indicatieve aandachtsgebieden funderingsproblematiek), KCAF/RVO, via PDOK. Retrieved on 21 October 2026.

Updated on 21 October 2026