Gronau

Geschichte

Gronau is a city in the district of Borken, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located near the border with the Netherlands, approx. 10 km east of Enschede. Documentary evidence of Gronau dates to 1365.Notable personsThe Dutch singer Rania Zeriri lives in Gronau. The Polish tennis player Agnieszka Radwańska grew up here; her father was tennis coach at the local club. Blaise Nkufo, a Swiss soccer player with African roots, former player of the Dutch football club FC Twente, lived in Gronau., a German artist, grew up in Gronau.Born in Gronau Winfried Berkemeier (born 1953), footballer Bernd Düker (born 1992), soccer player Rolf Eckrodt (born 1942), CEO of Mistubishi Motors 2001–2005 Tim Hölscher (born 1995), footballer Cengiz Koç (born 1977), former German heavyweight boxer of Turkish descent Udo Lindenberg (born 1946), musician (1938–2006), painter, elder brother of Udo Lindenberg Jens Wissing (born 1988), soccer player