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| Height : | 125 m above sea level NHN |
| Residents : | 2051 (May 31, 2018) |
| Incorporation : | 1st October 1974 |
| Postal code : | 77836 |
| Area code : | 07227 |
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Greffern has been part of the municipality of Rheinmünster in the Baden-Württemberg district of Rastatt since the municipal administration reform of October 1, 1974 . It has 2051 inhabitants (as of 2018), making it the most populous district in the municipality.
Greffern is located on the right bank of the Rhine directly on the Rhine , which flows there on the border with France . The Altrheinarm Kirchhöfel is to the southwest of the village and the Grefferner Altrhein is to the west . On the other side of the Rhine lies Dalhunden and Drusenheim .
Before the Rhine was straightened out , the location had to be relocated several times due to the constantly changing course of the Rhine. In 2005 the polder Söllingen / Greffern was completed, which makes a contribution to flood protection by deliberately flooding the unpopulated Rhine floodplains between Freistett and Hügelsheim .
Archaeological evidence of settlement goes back to Roman times. A Roman find, probably an altar stone, is publicly displayed near the school.
From Greffern a ferry drives over the Rhine to the French Drusenheim .
For a long time, the largest employer was Dow Chemical , which had a branch in Greffern. The plant in Greffern was built in 1965 and was the Dow Group's oldest production site in Germany. In the second half of 2019, the Dows production facilities were taken over by Trinseo . With this takeover, Trinseo expanded its existing production at the Rheinmünster location. Together with branches of the companies Evonik , Olin and Ravago , the Trinseo site forms the "Rheinmünster Chemical Park". In the course of the sale of the shares in Dow, Trinseo also took over the operation of the chemical park and was responsible for site-related services such as maintenance, logistics and disposal from the takeover.
Individual evidence
- ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 483 .
- ↑ Dow: Dow in Rheinmünster , accessed on May 13, 2019
- ↑ rheinmuenster.de: Dow and Trinseo sign agreement on intended change of ownership in the Rheinmünster Chemical Park , accessed on October 2, 2019
- ↑ swr.de: Chemical company Trinseo takes over Dow Chemical Park , accessed on October 2, 2019
