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Welcome to Greven!

In Greven you have THE GOOD LIFE with exciting cultural offerings and many leisure opportunities in the green Münsterland. The 38,000 inhabitants live in the city centre, two smaller districts and several rural communities.

North of Münster near Münster/Osnabrück Airport

Greven is about 25 minutes by car north of Münster in the district of Steinfurt. Münster/Osnabrück Airport (FMO), which is located in Greven, is about a ten-minute drive from the city centre. It takes half an hour to get to the district town of Steinfurt and about 40 minutes to Osnabrück. The Dutch city of Enschede, a popular destination, is also only an hour's drive away. You can also reach the North Sea coast in just under two hours via the nearby motorways.

Regional trains run from the stations in Greven and Reckenfeld to Rheine, Münster and Cologne.

Tip: Münsterland is a cycling region! 4,500 kilometres of cycle paths offer you almost unlimited possibilities in the city and in the countryside: you can commute to work comfortably by bike and go on great tours with friends and family.

Living in Greven

Around 38,000 people live in Greven, most of them in the town centre, which is divided into a larger and a smaller part by the River Ems. The district of Reckenfeld is located around ten minutes north of the centre by car and has grown considerably since it was founded in 1925; around 8,000 people now live here. Gimbte , to the south of the centre, is the smallest district with around 900 inhabitants. It is often visited by day-trippers due to its pretty village centre with many cafés and restaurants.

Around 3,600 people live in the 13 farming communities that surround the districts in the Münsterland parkland. The largest of these is Schmedehausen with a good 300 inhabitants.

Even though rental and purchase prices are following the general property trend overall, there are still numerous niches to be discovered in Münsterland when it comes to building, buying or renting. Here you can find the average purchase and rental prices for a house or flat in rural Münsterland.

On the website of the town of Greven you will find information about building and living, for example about housing subsidies.

Did you know...?!

Greven is officially recognised as a "horse-friendly community". No wonder: there are two riding clubs, many different training halls and tracks, 66 horse breeding farms and around 140 businesses that keep horses - a total of around 1200 of the beautiful animals live in Greven. Among the many bridle paths in the countryside around the town is the "Wegbereiter", the first integrative bridle path in Germany.

Shopping in Greven

You don't have far to go for everyday shopping in Greven: there are several supermarkets in the town centre and in Reckenfeld and a weekly market in each. The pedestrian zone in Greven 's city centre offers many more shopping opportunities, from bookshops to sports shops and fabric shops to opticians. As in many places in Münsterland, you have a special selection in small concept shops, and of course you can also shop in shops of big fashion brands. Bicycles, e-bikes and accessories are available in bicycle shops. In the centre of Reckenfeld there are also a few small shops with individual ranges.

A different kind of shopping? The Designer Outlet in Ochtrup is only half an hour away by car.

Childcare and schools in Greven

Around 27 kindergartens and daycare centres look after the youngest residents in Greven, Gimbte and Reckenfeld. On the city website you will also find information on child daycare.

The educational programme in Greven ranges from the first day of school to the Abitur:

  • Five primary schools
  • One special school (specialising in emotional and social development)
  • One secondary school
  • One comprehensive school
  • A grammar school

Working in Greven

Because of its good transport links - there is a direct connection to the A1 and also to the A30 and A43 via nearby motorway junctions - Greven has developed into an important logistics location. Major local employers include the FIEGE Group, GREIWING logistics, a large DHL parcel centre and locations of the logistics company Hermes and the packaging specialist Schumacher Packaging. Münsterland e.V. also has its headquarters in Greven, directly in the terminal of Münster/Osnabrück Airport.

In addition, there are many small and medium-sized craft businesses and service providers in Greven as well as industrial companies from a wide range of sectors, including furniture manufacturers, suppliers to the automotive industry, specialised textile companies, plastics processing companies and companies from the food industry.

In addition to the general hospital Maria-Josef-Hospital, which provides basic medical care close to home, there is also an eye clinic in Greven.

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Our tips: Leisure, sport and culture in Greven

  • Cycle tour on the EmsRadweg or the Friedensroute
  • Hiking in the nature reserves "Bockholter Berge" or Rieselfelder
  • Golf course
  • Kart track "Knatterdrom" (indoor and outdoor)
  • Canoe tour on the Ems
  • Balloon ride
  • Indoor and outdoor pool
  • Yacht harbour
  • Sports at one of the many sports clubs
  • Riding clubs
  • Skating area at the Emsaue sports centre
  • Reckenfeld open-air theatre
  • Concerts, cabaret and other cultural events at the Ballenlager (Grevener Baumwollspinnerei cultural centre)
  • City festivals and markets all year round, funfair in summer
  • City trip to Münster or Osnabrück
  • Excursion to the Designer Outlet Ochtrup
  • and much more

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