Ommelanden
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The Ommelanden (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɔməˌlɑndə(n)]; Surrounding Lands) are the parts of the Dutch province of Groningen that surround Groningen city.[1] Usually mentioned as synonym for the province in the expression Stad en Ommeland ("city and surrounding lands").
The area was Frisian-speaking, but under the influence of the Saxon city of Groningen most of the area turned to speaking Low Saxon. A reminder of the Frisian past is the Ommelanden flag which looks a lot like the Frisian provincial flag but has more and narrower stripes and more red pompeblêden (stylised heart-shaped leaves of yellow water-lily).
The area is made up of the following four quarters:
