Greven
Greven | |
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 Railway station in Greven | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Greven within Steinfurt district  | |
  Greven  Greven | |
| Coordinates: 52°05′30″N 7°36′30″E / 52.09167°N 7.60833°E / 52.09167; 7.60833 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Münster |
| District | Steinfurt |
| Subdivisions | 3 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Dietrich Aden[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 140.26 km2 (54.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 45 m (148 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 38,207 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (710/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 48268 |
| Dialling codes | 02571 02575 Reckenfeld |
| Vehicle registration | ST, BF, TE |
| Website | www.greven.net |
Greven (German pronunciation: [ˈɡʁeːvn̩] ⓘ; Westphalian: Graiwen) is a medium-sized town in the district of Steinfurt, in Germany's most populous state of North Rhine-Westphalia and close to the city of Münster.
Geography
Greven is situated on the river Ems, approx. 25 km south-east of Rheine and 15 km north of Münster.
Division of the town
Greven consists of the following districts
- Greven
- Reckenfeld
- Gimbte
- Schmedehausen
Neighbouring municipalities
Transport
Airport
Greven is home to North Rhine-Westphalia's fourth-largest airport Münster Osnabrück Airport (IATA code: FMO) transporting approx. 2.5 mil. passengers in 2009, but only 1.2 mil. in 2012 to destinations in Europe, Asia Minor, and North Africa.
Railway
- Regional express trains (Regional Express) - these trains do not stop at all stations:
- Emden (north sea)-Leer(Ostfriesland)-Meppen-Lingen(Emsland)-Rheine-Greven-Münster Hauptbahnhof (Main railway station).
- Regional trains (Regional Bahn) - these trains stop at all stations:
- Rheine-Mesum-Emsdetten-Reckenfeld-Greven-Münster Sprakel-Münster Zentrum Nord-Münster Hauptbahnhof(Main railway station).
Roads
The autobahn A1 from Heiligenhafen in Schleswig-Holstein to Saarbrücken passes near Greven, furthermore 2 bundesstrassen, B481 and B219.
Waterways
The Dortmund-Ems Canal crosses through Greven and was lately enlarged to carry ships up to 2,000 tons.
Twin towns – sister cities
Greven is twinned with:[3]
Montargis, France (1968)
See also
- Emsa (household goods) (1949)
References
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "Greven und Montargis – Partnerstädte seit 1968". greven.net (in German). Greven. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
External links
- Official website (in German)
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