Country Germany District Hildesheim Elevation 79 m (259 ft) Area 20.61 km² Postal code 31028 | State Lower Saxony Municipal assoc. Leinebergland Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Population 5,315 (31 Dec 2008) Local time Friday 6:53 PM | |
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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. Since 1 November 2016, the former municipalities Banteln, Betheln, Brüggen, Despetal and Rheden are part of the municipality Gronau.
Map of 31039 Gronau, Germany
Gronau is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Leinebergland.
Honiton (UK) is twinned with Gronau.
References
Gronau, Lower Saxony Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA