Greven

Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Greven within Steinfurt district

(2020–25) Dietrich Aden^[1] (CDU)Area

• Total140.26 km² (54.15 sq mi)Elevation

45 m (148 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total38,207 • Density270/km² (710/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

48268

Dialling codes02571
02575 ReckenfeldVehicle registrationST, BF, TEWebsitewww.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

Altenberge
Nordwalde
Emsdetten
Saerbeck

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

Greven is twinned with:^[3]

Montargis, France (1968)

References

^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
^ "Greven und Montargis – Partnerstädte seit 1968". greven.net (in German). Greven. Retrieved 2021-03-10.