Greven

For Greven in Mecklenburg see Greven, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

Greven
Trainstation in Greven
Greven
Location of the town of Greven within Steinfurt district
Coordinates	52°05′30″N 7°36′30″E
Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Münster
District	Steinfurt
Town subdivisions	3
Mayor	Peter Vennemeyer (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	140.15 km2 (54.11 sq mi)
Elevation	45 m  (148 ft)
Population	36,044 (31 December 2010)
- Density	257 /km2 (666 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	ST
Postal code	48268
Area codes	02571 02575 Reckenfeld
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. 1.6 mil. passengers per year 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).

External links

• Official site (German)