Greven

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.

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.

Greven
Town
Railway station in Greven
Coat of arms
Location of Greven within Steinfurt district
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Coordinates: 52°05′30″N 7°36′30″E
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  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	38,321
• 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

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

Altenberge Nordwalde Emsdetten Saerbeck

Ladbergen Ostbevern Telgte Münster

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:^[3]

• Montargis, France (1968)

See also

• Emsa (household goods) (1949)

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

• Official website (in German)