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AustriaAustria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
- Grünau im AlmtalGrünau im AlmtalGrünau im Almtal is a village in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. The village had a population of 2,115 as of 2002.Grünau is surrounded by mountains with a central river that runs throughout the valley....
, a gemeinde in the bezirk of Gmunden, Oberösterreich - Hofstetten-GrünauHofstetten-GrünauHofstetten-Grünau is a town in the district of Sankt Pölten-Land in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. Christian mystic Agnes Blannbekin was born in the village of Plambach, which is now part of Hofstetten-Grünau....
, a marktgemeinde in the bezirk of Sankt Pölten-Land, Niederösterreich
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...
- Grünau, Berlin, an ortsteil in the bezirk of Treptow-Köpenick, Berlin
- Grünau CharterhouseGrünau CharterhouseGrünau Charterhouse is a former Carthusian monastery, or charterhouse, in Schollbrunn in Bavaria, Germany.- History :...
, a former monastery in the regierungsbezirk of Unterfranken, Bavaria
Namibia
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
- Grünau, NamibiaGrünau, NamibiaGrünau is a settlement in southern Namibia, west of Karasburg in the Karas region. It is linked to the South African border posts near Noordoewer via the B1 and Nakop via the B3. Grünau belongs to the Karasburg electoral constituency.-References:...
, a settlement in Karas Region
Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
- German name for Stare GronowoStare GronowoStare Gronowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Debrzno, within Człuchów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland...
, a village in Człuchów County, Pomorze - German name for SiestrzechowiceSiestrzechowiceSiestrzechowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nysa, within Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Nysa and south-west of the regional capital Opole....
, a village in Nysa County, Opole - German name for Jeżów SudeckiJezów SudeckiJeżów Sudecki is a village in Jelenia Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Jeżów Sudecki. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....
, a village in Jelenia Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
- Grünau (Grunau) - rustic village #6 of the Russian EmpireRussian EmpireThe Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
(now the territory of UkraineUkraineUkraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
), founded by German colonists from PrussiaPrussiaPrussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...
in 1823-1824.