Greven
# Greven

Greven (German pronunciation: (listen); 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

| Altenberge Nordwalde Emsdetten Saerbeck | Ladbergen Ostbevern Telgte Münster |
| - | - |

## 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:

* Montargis, France (1968)
