Gronau, North Rhine-Westphalia

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Gronau, North Rhine-Westphalia

Gronau
Saint Anthony Church
Saint Anthony Church
Coat of arms of Gronau
Gronau is located in Germany
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Gronau
Coordinates 52°12′45″N 7°02′30″E / 52.2125°N 7.04167°E / 52.2125; 7.04167
Administration
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Münster
District Borken
Town subdivisions 2
Mayor Karl-Heinz Holtwisch (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 78.63 km2 (30.36 sq mi)
Elevation 27 m  (89 ft)
Population 46,553 (31 December 2010)
 - Density 592 /km2 (1,533 /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

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.

Notable persons

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

International relations

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Gronau is twinned with:

  1. ^ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. 31 December 2010. http://www.it.nrw.de/statistik/a/daten/amtlichebevoelkerungszahlen/index.html. 
Towns and municipalities in Borken (district)
Ahaus | Bocholt | Borken | Gescher | Gronau | Heek | Heiden | Isselburg | Legden | Raesfeld | Reken | Rhede | Schöppingen | Stadtlohn | Südlohn | Velen | Vreden 
Coat of Arms of Borken district
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