Gronau, Lower Saxony

Gronau is a town and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Leine, approx. 15 km southwest of Hildesheim, and 35 km south of Hanover.

Gronau is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Gronau.

Honiton is twinned with Gronau, Lower Saxony.

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Gronau

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People with the surname

Gronau, North Rhine-Westphalia

Gronau (Westf.) (German pronunciation: [ˈɡʁoːnaʊ]) is a city 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. Documentary evidence of Gronau dates to 1365.

Notable persons

The musician Udo Lindenberg, the footballer Winfried Berkemeier, the boxer Cengiz Koç were born in Gronau. The Dutch singer Rania Zeriri lives in Gronau. Rolf Eckrodt, CEO of Mistubishi Motors 2001–2005, was born in Gronau in 1942. The tennis player Agnieszka Radwańska grew up here; her father was tennis coach at the local club.

Transportation

Gronau can by reached by road via the Autobahn A 30 and A 31, the Dutch Rijksweg 35, the Bundesstraße B 54 and B 474. Gronau (Westf) railway station connects Gronau with Enschede in the Netherlands, Dortmund and Münster in Germany. The nearest airports are Münster Osnabrück International Airport and Enschede Airport Twente, although the latter has no scheduled flights.

Gronau (Samtgemeinde)

Gronau is a Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Its seat is in the town Gronau.

The Samtgemeinde Gronau consists of the following municipalities:

Coordinates: 52°04′00″N 9°47′00″E / 52.0667°N 9.7833°E / 52.0667; 9.7833