Gronau (German pronunciation: [ˈɡʁoːnaʊ] (listen)) is a town and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Leine, approx. 15 km southwest of Hildesheim, and 35 km south of Hanover. Since 1 November 2016, the former municipalities Banteln, Betheln, Brüggen, Despetal and Rheden are part of the municipality Gronau.

Gronau
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Gronau within Hildesheim district
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Coordinates: 52°04′N 9°47′E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Hildesheim
Municipal assoc.	Leinebergland
Government
• Mayor	Karl Heinz Gieseler SPD
Area
• Total	88.13 km2 (34.03 sq mi)
Elevation	79 m (259 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[1]
• Total	10,711
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	31028
Vehicle registration	HI
Website	www.gronau-leine.de

Gronau is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Leinebergland.

Honiton (UK) is twinned with Gronau.

Personalities

• Armin Kaufmann (1922-1985), born in Banteln, lawyer and university lecturer
• Jürgen Mlynek (born 1951), physicist

References

External links

• Media related to Gronau at Wikimedia Commons

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[ru] Гронау (Лайне)