Gronau, North Rhine-Westphalia
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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 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Sonja Jürgens (SPD) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 78.63 km2 (30.36 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) | ||
| Population (2015-12-31)[1] | |||
| • Total | 47,010 | ||
| • Density | 600/km2 (1,500/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 | ||
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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.
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, a German artist, grew up in Gronau.
Born in Gronau
- Winfried Berkemeier (born 1953), footballer
- Bernd Düker (born 1992), soccer 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
- Jens Wissing (born 1988), soccer 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, United Kingdom
- Mezőberény, Hungary
References
- ↑ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen". Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW (in German). 18 July 2016.
External links
Media related to Gronau (Westf.) at Wikimedia Commons
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