Gronau, North Rhine-Westphalia
Gronau | |
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 Saint Anthony Church | |
 Flag _COA.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Gronau within Borken district _in_BOR.svg) | |
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| Coordinates: 52°12′45″N 7°02′30″E / 52.21250°N 7.04167°ECoordinates: 52°12′45″N 7°02′30″E / 52.21250°N 7.04167°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Münster |
| District | Borken |
| First mentioned | 1365 |
| Subdivisions | 2 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rainer Doetkotte[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 78.63 km2 (30.36 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 49,031 |
| • Density | 620/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 48599 |
| Dialling codes | 0 25 62 0 25 65 (Epe) |
| Vehicle registration | BOR |
| Website | www |
Gronau (Westf.) is a city in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is near the border with the Netherlands, about 10 km east of Enschede. As of 2018, the city has about 48,000 people living there.
Rock musician and singer Udo Lindenberg was born here.
Twin towns[change | change source]
Bromsgrove, England, United Kingdom
Epe, Netherlands
Mezőberény, Hungary
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Rainer Doetkotte neuer Bürgermeister in Gronau", Westdeutscher Rundfunk, 24 March 2019
- ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ↑ "Städtepartnerschaften". gronau.de (in German). Gronau. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
Other websites[change | change source]
Media related to Gronau (Westfalen) at Wikimedia Commons- Official website (in German)
