Gronau, North Rhine-Westphalia




in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany






































































Gronau

Saint Anthony Church

Saint Anthony Church





Flag of Gronau
Flag

Coat of arms of Gronau
Coat of arms


Gronau is located in Germany

Gronau

Gronau




Location of Gronau within Borken district



Borken (district)
North Rhine-Westphalia
Kleve (district)
Wesel (district)
Coesfeld (district)
Coesfeld (district)
Lower Saxony
Steinfurt (district)
Netherlands
Raesfeld
Heiden
Rhede
Bocholt
Borken
Reken
Velen
Stadtlohn
Heek
Ahaus
Gescher
Legden
Schöppingen
Gronau
Vreden
Südlohn
Isselburg
Gronau (Westf.) in BOR.svg
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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 [de], a German artist, grew up in Gronau.



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 [de] (1938–2006), painter, elder brother of Udo Lindenberg


  • Gregor Luthe (born 1970), chemist, toxicologist, nanotechnologist, inventor and entrepreneur


  • Jens Wissing (born 1988), football player




Reformed church




Sculpture near Neustraße-Döhrmannplatz




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





  1. ^ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2018-02-24..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}




External links



  • Media related to Gronau (Westf.) at Wikimedia Commons









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