Gronau, North Rhine-Westphalia
town in the district of Borken, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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Gronau | |
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Location of Gronau within Borken district | |
Coordinates: 52°12′45″N 7°02′30″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) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 49,824 |
• Density | 630/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 48599 |
Dialling codes | 0 25 62 0 25 65 (Epe) |
Vehicle registration | BOR |
Website | www |
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Rock musician and singer Udo Lindenberg was born here.