Greven

Greven
Railway station in Greven
Coat of arms
Greven
Location of Greven within Steinfurt district
Coordinates: 52°05′30″N 7°36′30″E / 52.09167°N 7.60833°ECoordinates: 52°05′30″N 7°36′30″E / 52.09167°N 7.60833°E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Münster
District	Steinfurt
Government
• Mayor	Peter Vennemeyer (SPD)
Area
• Total	140.26 km^2 (54.15 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	36,674
• Density	260/km^2 (680/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	48268
Dialling codes	02571 02575 Reckenfeld
Vehicle registration	ST, BF, TE
Website	www.greven.net

Greven (German pronunciation: [ˈɡʁeːvən]) 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

Altenberge Nordwalde Emsdetten Saerbeck

Ladbergen Ostbevern Telgte Münster

Transportation

Airport

Greven is home to North Rhine-Westphalia's fourth-largest airport Münster Osnabrück International 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.

References

1. "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen". Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW (in German). 18 July 2016.

External links

• Official site (German)