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Country
  
Germany

Admin. region
  
Münster

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Elevation
  
45 m

Local time
  
Friday 10:14 AM

State
  
North Rhine-Westphalia

District
  
Steinfurt

Postal codes
  
48268

Population
  
36,044 (31 Dec 2010)

Postal code
  
48268

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Weather
  
7°C, Wind W at 13 km/h, 84% Humidity

Greven ( [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.

Contents

Map of Greven, Germany

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

    • 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

    Greven Wikipedia
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