Gronau (Leine) - Gronau (Leine)

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Gronau (Leine)
federal stateLower Saxony
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Gronau

Gronau (Leine) is a small town on a leash in Lower Saxony, on the northern foothills of the Leineberglands and west of the Hildesheim forest.

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Market square and St. Matthäi

Gronau (Leine) is a small town in the Leine Valley, which is getting wider and wider, just before the transition to the Leineberglands in the north German lowlands. Gronau is the center of a joint municipality and a place of residence for numerous commuters to the surrounding cities of Hanover and Hildesheim.

The city was founded in 1298. It emerged from the three villages of Bekum, Empeda and Lehde, which can still be found in the city's street names today. Various names have been passed down as "Green Aue", which marked the location of the place on a furth through the Leine, and from which today's name emerged. With its two natural arms, the Leine offered natural protection, which was subsequently supplemented by man-made ditches as part of the medieval fortifications with city walls, ramparts and moats. You can still see the remains of the city fortifications on a walk around the city wall, which has now been dismantled and designed as a footpath (South wall and North wall) visit.

NSG Gronauer Masch

In addition, the small old town with numerous well-preserved half-timbered houses in the eaves-facing construction typical of the southern Lower Saxony region around the dominating St. Matthew's Church is also worth seeing. With the nature reserves located at the gates of the city Gronauer Masch and Leineaue under the Rammelsberg the city also offers attractive destinations for those interested in nature. Among other things, there are remains of old alluvial forests, grasslands and biotopes for numerous breeding and migratory birds.

During the Hanover Fair and CeBit in Hanover Gronau is a popular temporary residence for trade fair exhibitors who are only a few kilometers away from the Hanover exhibition center Elze can be reached quickly with regional trains. As a stage on the Leine-Heide cycle path In addition, numerous cyclists stop off in the small town on the Leine.

getting there

By plane

The nearest airport is that Hanover AirportWebsite of this institutionHanover Airport in the Wikipedia encyclopediaHannover Airport in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsHannover Airport (Q170169) in the Wikidata database(IATA: HAJ).

By train

The next rail connection can be found in Elze. From here there are regular connections along the route of the Hanover Southern Railway between Hanover and Goettingenthat run every hour from metronome is served. Moreover, connections direction Hildesheim and Wages. In Banteln, just a few kilometers away, there is also a small stop on the Hannöverschen Südbahn, which, like Elze, is served by the metronome. The next national rail connections with ICE stops are in Hildesheim, 20 km away, and Hanover, 40 km away.

By bus

The Regional traffic Hildesheim (RVHI) integrates Gronau into the regional connection network via the following lines:

  • From the train station in Elze you can take the 641 bus to Gronau.
  • From Hildesheim (from the central bus station at the train station) you can take the 51 bus to Gronau.
  • The bus line 66 connects Gronau with Alfeld (leash) and leads in the opposite direction via Esbeck to Elze.
  • Line 661 connects Banteln (metronome stop) with Gronau.

1 The central bus station (ZOB) is located east of the old town on Steintorstraße.

In the street

  • Coming from the south, Gronau can be reached via the B3 from the direction of Alfeld (leash), from which you turn onto the L482 shortly after Banteln and follow it for 1 km to Gronau.
  • Coming from the north of Hanover, follow the B3 continuously until shortly after Elze, where you turn onto the L482.
  • Coming from Hildesheim follow the B1 (direction Hameln) to Heyersum, turn left there onto the L480 to Betheln, where you turn left again and follow the L480 to Gronau.

By boat

The leash is for Paddle and rowing tours suitable. The river divides before Gronau, the Leine continues to flow over a weir to the left, straight ahead it goes into the Mühlengraben, which is passable. Shortly afterwards the old one is on the left 1 River bathing establishment from 1898, today from Water sports Gronau is used as the club's headquarters. Other landing stages are the 2 Leine island insertion / removal point at the North German Wild Salmon Center on the Leine Island and at the boathouse of 2 Gronau boat club.

By bicycle

The Leine-Heide cycle path Coming from Alfeld leads through the old town of Gronau and on via the old B3 towards Elze.

Of Hildesheim comes over Diekholzen and the Hildesheim Forest, the regional Hildesheim-Gronau cycle route (approx. 15 km).

mobility

Map of Gronau (Leine)

The small town can be easily explored on foot. The bus routes to the districts and the neighboring cities are through the RVHI Regionalverkehr Hildesheim GmbH served. A taxi and minicar company can be found at Hauptstrasse 3, Tel. 2122.

Tourist Attractions

St. Joseph - baroque high altar
  • 1 St. Matthew The Protestant church from 1457 in the town center goes back in its current form as a neo-Gothic hall church to the plans of 1856 by the then royal Hanover building director Laves, who, as an architect and town planner, shaped numerous buildings and places in southern Lower Saxony.
  • 2 St. Joseph The Catholic church at Burgstrasse 8, built around 1710, with the building complex of the former Dominican monastery. The simple hall church with a small tower cannot be seen from the outside that it hides a splendid baroque interior with a high altar and two side altars.
museum
  • 3 City Museum Gronau in Engelbrechtschen Hof in Junkernstraße 16. Opening times: Tue 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. - 5 p.m., Fri 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Gronauer ZeitUfer
  • 4  Gronauer ZeitUfer. The ZeitUfer documents the historical development of the city on the Leine weir at the end of Burgstrasse, including the remains of the city fortifications and the various commercial facilities that have been located here over the centuries, such as the city mill or in the 20th century the - today demolished - Paper mill. A small park surrounds the Zeitufer.

activities

outdoor pool
  • 3 outdoor pool, Tel. 2480, in the Kuhmasch with 50m competition pool, diving pool with 5m tower, non-swimmer pool and a separate paddling pool on the spacious sunbathing lawn is usually from 15.05. until 15.09. open.
  • 4 There is a directly in front of the outdoor pool Mini golf coursewhich is open from May to September.
  • A walk over North and South Wall, the now demolished city wall shows the visitor the outside of the historic old town with numerous old buildings, farms and parts of the old city fortifications.
  • Guided tours in the joint municipality of Gronau - on foot, by bike, canoe and even by glider offers that Leinebergland tour guide team at. Detailed information can be found on the website of Tourist info.

shop

Some retail stores can be found in the city center around the market square, larger supermarkets on Bethelner Landstrasse.

kitchen

Gasthof zur Grünen Aue
  • 1  To the Green Aue, Leintor 19. Tel.: 49 5182 2472. In the small inn near the westernmost Leine bridge, a small but sophisticated selection of dishes is offered. Upscale atmosphere in the small restaurant rooms (a reservation is advisable), it is easier to sit in the guest room. A shady beer garden in summer.Open: 12 noon-2 p.m. and 6 p.m.-1 a.m. Closed on Wednesdays.last change: Jul. 2015 (information may be out of date)
  • 2  Eichsfelder Hof, Breite Strasse 8. Tel.: 49 (0)5182 2029. Home slaughter and brown cabbage (mostly known as kale in other regions) are specialties of this home-style restaurant.last change: Jul. 2015 (information may be out of date)
  • 3  Da Ros ice cream parlor, Hauptstrasse 4. Tel.: 49 5182 2489. On sunny days you have to expect waiting times as the ice cream parlor is very popular in Gronau and the surrounding area.last change: Jul. 2015 (information may be out of date)
  • 4  gusto, Hauptstrasse 16 (Apothekerstraße entrance). Tel.: 49 5182 9483-44, Fax: 49 5182 9483-45, Email: . last change: Jul. 2015 (information may be out of date)

nightlife

  • 5  Gronau plays of light, Bahnhofstrasse 11. Tel.: 49 5182 9038-48, Fax: 49 5182 9038-59, Email: . The cinema offers weekly special events (e.g. coffee cinema, Friday night cabaret, day of the special film, etc.) and the possibility of renting the cinema for your own events.Open: Daily 4:00 p.m. and 8:15 p.m.Price: 3.00 - 7.50 euros.last change: Jul. 2015 (information may be out of date)

accommodation

  • 1  RV park. in the parking lot of the outdoor pool in the Kuhmasch.last change: Jul. 2015 (information may be out of date)
  • 2  Half-timbered houses Leinegarten, Leintor 4/6. Tel.: 49 5182 606395, Fax: 49 5182 52348, Email: . Feature: pension.last change: Jul. 2015 (information may be out of date)
  • 3  Hotel Kaiser Franz Josef, Stone gate 9. Tel.: 49 5182 2311, Fax: 49 5182 908357. last change: Jul. 2015 (information may be out of date)
  • 4  Hotel Eichsfelder Hof, Breite Strasse 8. Tel.: 49 5182 2029, Fax: 49 5182 52549, Email: . Attached restaurant.last change: Jul. 2015 (information may be outdated)

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Practical advice

  • post - There is a post office in the retail store Office paper technology PETER, Hauptstrasse 9. The postcode is 31028.
  • phone - The area code for Gronau (Leine) is 05182, international 49 (5182).

trips

Marienburg Castle

literature

  • Gronau (Leine): Through the ages. Volume II, Paperback, Geiger-Verlag (1991), ISBN 978-3-8926-4564-1
  • Gronau (Leine) 1:25 000 (TK 3924 / N), Map, State Office for Geoinformation (2000), ISBN 978-3-8943-5384-1

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