Gronau, North Rhine-Westphalia
Gronau (Westf.) is a city in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is near the border with the Netherlands, about 10 km east of Enschede. As of 2018, the city has about 48,000 people living there.
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Location of Gronau within Borken district | |
| 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 |
| Subdivisions | 2 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rainer Doetkotte[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 78.63 km2 (30.36 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 48599 |
| Vehicle registration | BOR |
| Website | www |
Rock musician and singer Udo Lindenberg was born here.
Twin towns
- 23x15px Bromsgrove, England, United Kingdom
- 23x15px Epe, Netherlands
- 23x15px Mezőberény, Hungary
Gronau, North Rhine-Westphalia Media
Jazzfest Gronau Logo
Gronau, North Rhine-Westphalia, and Epe map with streets and names of districts/quarters
Beschreibung des Banners: "Das Banner zeigt die Stadtfarben in zwei Bahnen von Grün und Gelb im Verhältnis 1 : 1 längsgestreift und in der Mitte der oberen Hälfte den Wappenschild." Der Stadt Gronau ist mit Urkunde des Regierungspräsidenten Münster vom 8. Oktober 1981 das Recht zur Führung einer Flagge und eines Banners verliehen worden.
Coat of arms of the former municipality of Epe
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References
- ↑ "Rainer Doetkotte neuer Bürgermeister in Gronau", Westdeutscher Rundfunk, 24 March 2019
- ↑ "Städtepartnerschaften". gronau.de (in Deutsch). Gronau. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
Other websites
- 16x16px Media related to Gronau (Westfalen) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (German)
