Gronau, North Rhine-Westphalia

Gronau, North Rhine-Westphalia

Infobox German Location
Art = Stadt
Name = Gronau
Wappen = Wappen von Gronau.svg
Wappengröße = 100
lat_deg = 52 |lat_min = 12 |lat_sec = 45
lon_deg = 7 |lon_min = 02 |lon_sec = 30
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Nordrhein-Westfalen
Regierungsbezirk = Münster
Kreis = Borken
Höhe = 27
Fläche = 78.63
Einwohner = 46488
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 48599
Vorwahl = 0 25 62
0 25 65 (Epe)
Kfz = BOR
Gemeindeschlüssel =
Gliederung = 2
Adresse = Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 1
48599 Gronau
Website = [http://www.gronau.de/ www.gronau.de]
Bürgermeister = Karl-Heinz Holtwisch
Partei = CDU

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 Udo Lindenberg, the musician. The "rock’n’pop museum" in Gronau is unique in Europe.

Twin towns

*flagicon|NLD Epe, Netherlands
*flagicon|GBR Bromsgrove, United Kingdom
*flagicon|HUN Mezőberény, Hungary


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