Gronau, Lower Saxony
Encyclopedia
Gronau 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
.
Gronau is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Gronau
.
Hildesheim (district)
Hildesheim is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Hanover, Peine, Wolfenbüttel, Goslar, Northeim, Holzminden and Hamelin-Pyrmont.-History:...
, in Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It is situated on the river Leine
Leine
The Leine is a river in Thuringia and Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Aller river and 281 km in length.The river's source is located close to the town of Leinefelde in Thuringia...
, approx. 15 km southwest of Hildesheim
Hildesheim
Hildesheim is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located in the district of Hildesheim, about 30 km southeast of Hanover on the banks of the Innerste river, which is a small tributary of the Leine river...
, and 35 km south of Hanover
Hanover
Hanover or Hannover, on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony , Germany and was once by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain, under their title as the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg...
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Gronau is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Gronau
Gronau (Samtgemeinde)
Gronau is a Samtgemeinde in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Its seat is in the town Gronau.The Samtgemeinde Gronau consists of the following municipalities:# Banteln# Betheln# Brüggen# Despetal...
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