Greven (; Westphalian: ''Graiwen'') is a medium-sized town in the district of Steinfurt, in

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's most populous state of

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and close to the city of

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Geography

Greven is situated on the river Ems, approx. 25 km south-east of

Rheine Rheine () is a city in the district of Steinfurt (district), Steinfurt in Westphalia, Germany. It is the largest city in the district and the location of Rheine Air Base. Geography Rheine is on the river Ems (river), Ems, about north of Münster ...

and 15 km north of

Division of the town

Greven consists of the following districts * Greven * Reckenfeld * Gimbte * Schmedehausen

Neighbouring municipalities

Transport

Airport

Greven is home to

's fourth-largest airport Münster Osnabrück Airport (

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: 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 Heiligenhafen (; Holsatian: ''Hilligenhaven'') is a town in the district of Ostholstein, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the Baltic Sea coast, opposite the island Fehmarn, approx. 60 km northeast of Lübeck, and 55 km ...

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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: *

Montargis Montargis () is a commune in the Loiret department, Centre-Val de Loire, France. Montargis is the seventh most populous commune in the Centre-Val de Loire ''région'', and the second in the Loiret ''département'' after Orléans. It is near ...

, France (1968)

References

External links

* Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia Steinfurt (district) {{Steinfurt-geo-stub