Greven
Town
Railway station in Greven
Coat of arms
Location of Greven within Steinfurt district
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Coordinates: 52°05′30″N 7°36′30″E / 52.09167°N 7.60833°E / 52.09167; 7.60833
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Münster
District	Steinfurt
Subdivisions	3
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Dietrich Aden[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	140.26 km2 (54.15 sq mi)
Elevation	45 m (148 ft)
Population  (2021-12-31)[2]
• Total	37,700
• Density	270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	48268
Dialling codes	02571 02575 Reckenfeld
Vehicle registration	ST, BF, TE
Website	www.greven.net

Greven (German pronunciation: [ˈɡʁeːvn̩] ^ⓘ; Westphalian: Graiwen) 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

Transport

Airport

Greven is home to North Rhine-Westphalia's fourth-largest airport Münster Osnabrück 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.

Twin towns – sister cities

Greven is twinned with:^[3]

• Montargis, France (1968)