Gronau, North Rhine-Westphalia
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Gronau Location of Gronau within Borken district | |||
Coordinates: 52°12′45″N 7°02′30″E / 52.21250°N 7.04167°E / 52.21250; 7.04167Coordinates: 52°12′45″N 7°02′30″E / 52.21250°N 7.04167°E / 52.21250; 7.04167 | |||
Country | Germany | ||
State | North Rhine-Westphalia | ||
Admin. region | Münster | ||
District | Borken | ||
First mentioned | 1365 | ||
Government | |||
• Mayor | Sonja Jürgens (SPD) | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 78.63 km2 (30.36 sq mi) | ||
Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) | ||
Population (2016-12-31)[1] | |||
• Total | 47,287 | ||
• Density | 600/km2 (1,600/sq mi) | ||
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | ||
Postal codes | 48599 | ||
Dialling codes | 0 25 62 0 25 65 (Epe) | ||
Vehicle registration | BOR | ||
Website | www.gronau.de |
Gronau (Westf.) (German pronunciation: [ˈɡʁoːnaʊ]) is a city in the district of Borken, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located near the border with the Netherlands, approx. 10 km east of Enschede. Documentary evidence of Gronau dates to 1365.
Contents
1 Notable persons
1.1 Born in Gronau
2 Transportation
3 International relations
4 References
5 External links
Notable persons
The Dutch singer Rania Zeriri lives in Gronau. The Polish tennis player Agnieszka Radwańska grew up here; her father was tennis coach at the local club. Blaise Nkufo, a Swiss soccer player with African roots, former player of the Dutch football club FC Twente, lived in Gronau. Klaus Vogelgesang
Born in Gronau
Winfried Berkemeier (born 1953), footballer
Bernd Düker (born 1992), football player
Rolf Eckrodt (born 1942), CEO of Mistubishi Motors 2001–2005
Tim Hölscher (born 1995), footballer
Cengiz Koç (born 1977), former German heavyweight boxer of Turkish descent
Udo Lindenberg (born 1946), musician
Erich Lindenberg (1938–2006), painter, elder brother of Udo Lindenberg
Gregor Luthe (born 1970), chemist, toxicologist, nanotechnologist, inventor and entrepreneur
Jens Wissing (born 1988), football player
Transportation
Gronau can by reached by road via the Autobahn A 30 and A 31, the Dutch Rijksweg 35, the Bundesstraße B 54 and B 474. Gronau (Westf) railway station connects Gronau with Enschede in the Netherlands via the Dortmund–Enschede railway and the Münster–Enschede railway. The nearest airports are Münster Osnabrück International Airport and Enschede Airport Twente, although the latter has no scheduled flights.
International relations
Gronau is twinned with:
- Epe, Netherlands
Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, United Kingdom
Mezőberény, Hungary
References
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External links
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