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(Redirected from Greven (Westfalen)) This article is about the place in North Rhine-Westphalia. For Greven in Mecklenburg, see Greven, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. For the film producer, see Alfred Greven. Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Location of Greven within Steinfurt district
North Rhine-WestphaliaBorken (district)Coesfeld (district)MünsterWarendorf (district)Lower SaxonyGrevenSaerbeckLienenLengerichLaerAltenbergeHorstmarNordwaldeLadbergenMetelenHörstelWesterkappelnIbbenbürenSteinfurtWettringenNeuenkirchenMettingenLotteHopstenOchtrupRheineReckeTecklenburgEmsdetten
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Coordinates: 52°05′30″N 7°36′30″E / 52.09167°N 7.60833°E / 52.09167; 7.60833
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionMünster
DistrictSteinfurt
Subdivisions3
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Dietrich Aden (CDU)
Area
 • Total140.26 km (54.15 sq mi)
Elevation45 m (148 ft)
Population
 • Total38,321
 • Density270/km (710/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes48268
Dialling codes02571
02575 Reckenfeld
Vehicle registrationST, BF, TE
Websitewww.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

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Greven is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
  3. "Greven und Montargis – Partnerstädte seit 1968". greven.net (in German). Greven. Archived from the original on 2021-05-16. Retrieved 2021-03-10.

External links

Towns and municipalities in Steinfurt (district)
Coat of Arms of Steinfurt district
Coat of Arms of Steinfurt district


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