Gronau, North Rhine-Westphalia

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Gronau
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Gronau
Gronau, North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany)
Gronau, North Rhine-Westphalia
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Münster
District Borken
Town subdivisions 2
Mayor Karl-Heinz Holtwisch (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 78.63 km² (30.4 sq mi)
Elevation 27 m  (89 ft)
Population 46,488  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 591 /km² (1,531 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate BOR
Postal code 48599
Area codes 0 25 62
0 25 65 (Epe)
Website www.gronau.de

Coordinates: 52°12′45″N 7°02′30″E / 52.2125, 7.04167

Gronau (Westf.) is a town 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.

[edit] Notable persons

One famous person from Gronau is Udo Lindenberg, the musician. The rock’n’pop museum in Gronau is unique in Europe.

[edit] Twin towns