Gronau, North Rhine-Westphalia
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Gronau | |
|---|---|
 Saint Anthony Church | |
 Flag _COA.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Gronau within Borken district _in_BOR.svg) | |
  Gronau  Gronau | |
| 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 (2016-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 47,287 |
| • Density | 600/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.de |
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
- ↑ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
- ↑ "Städtepartnerschaften". gronau.de (in German). Gronau. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
Other websites[change | change source]
Media related to Gronau (Westf.) at Wikimedia Commons- Official website (in German)
