Gronau is a former ''
Samtgemeinde
A ''Samtgemeinde'' (; plural: ''Samtgemeinden'') is a type of administrative division in Lower Saxony, Germany. ''Samtgemeinden'' are local government associations of municipality, municipalities, equivalent to the ''Amt (administrative division ...
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district of Hildesheim, in
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...
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Germany
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. Its seat was in the town Gronau. On 1 November 2016 it was merged into the new ''Samtgemeinde''
Leinebergland
The Leine Uplands (german: Leinebergland, ) is a region in Germany's Central Uplands which forms a part of the Lower Saxon Hills and lies along the River Leine between Göttingen and Hanover. It borders on the Weser Uplands in the west, the Inners ...
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The ''Samtgemeinde'' Gronau consisted of the following municipalities:
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Banteln
Banteln is a village and a former municipality in the district of Hildesheim in Lower Saxony, Germany
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Betheln
Betheln is a village and former municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany
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Brüggen
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Despetal
Despetal is a former municipality in the district of Hildesheim in Lower Saxony, Germany
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Eime
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Gronau
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Rheden
Rheden () is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands.
Population centres
Population of the seven villages on 1 January 2013
Topography
''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Rheden, June 2015''
Transportation
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Former Samtgemeinden in Lower Saxony