The Niers valley
The Niers moves slowly through flat ground, and its meanders and side channels form the most organic line on an otherwise orderly map of fields and straight rural lanes.
Minimalist map poster · Germany
Grefrath Map Poster
A low Lower Rhine village plan traced along the Niers, where farm tracks, hedgerows and quiet residential loops meet the Dutch borderland
51.3363° N / 6.3407° E
- What you see is exactly what you get
- Up to 7,200 × 10,800 px · 300 DPI
- PNG + print-ready PDF
- No watermark
One city, five moods
Grefrath in every style
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Actual pixels · 24 × 36″ HD filePrint-sharp
Every street in Grefrath, razor sharp
This is a crop of the real HD file at 100%. The paid download is rendered on our servers at 300 DPI, up to 7,200 × 10,800 pixels, so even the smallest lanes stay crisp on a 24 × 36″ print.
On the wall
Grefrath at home
The map
About this Grefrath map poster
Grefrath sits in the flat country of the Lower Rhine, in the Viersen district of North Rhine-Westphalia, a short distance from the Dutch border. From above, the land is a patchwork of fields cut by straight farm roads, with the built-up areas gathering into compact clusters rather than one continuous town. The Niers river winds through this landscape, and its slow bends give the map its one strong curving line.
The municipality brings together several villages, including Oedt, so the street plan reads as a set of small centres joined by country roads. Each has its own knot of older streets around a church, surrounded by later housing laid out in loops and cul-de-sacs. Between them, the lines thin out into open ground, and a Grefrath map poster shows that rhythm of dense and empty space very clearly.
Grefrath is known regionally for its open-air museum of Lower Rhine rural life, set around a historic moated house, and for an ice sports centre that has drawn skaters for decades. On a map these appear as quiet parcels at the edge of the village fabric, but they explain why the name is familiar well beyond the district.
- Population
- 16,000
- Coordinates
- 51.3363° N / 6.3407° E
- Elevation
- 38 m
- Time zone
- Berlin
- Region
- Grefrath, Germany
Villages in a row
Grefrath and Oedt read as separate street clusters linked by country roads, giving the poster several small centres instead of a single dense core.
Field geometry
Around the settlements, long rectangular plots and drainage lines typical of the Lower Rhine create a fine, regular texture that fills the edges of the frame.
Make it yours
Frame your part of Grefrath
Add a date, a name or a line of your own, switch style, size or orientation.
Free preview is low-resolution with a watermark. The HD version is 7,200 × 10,800 px, 300 DPI, no watermark.
Why Grefrath
A map that means something
For people who grew up between these villages, the map captures something a photograph rarely does: the distances between places, the familiar road to the next village, the river that was always just beyond the last houses. It suits a hallway or a study, where it can be read slowly.
You can set your own title and subtitle, adjust the coordinates line, and add a date that matters to you. Choose Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand to match the room, then download the HD files or order a printed poster.
Get the Grefrath poster — $9What's in the HD download300 DPINo watermarkPNG + PDF
| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm (11.8 × 15.7″) | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3, 11.7 × 16.5″) | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2, 16.5 × 23.4″) | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm (18 × 24″) | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm (19.7 × 27.6″) | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm (24 × 36″) | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
Grefrath map poster — FAQ
Can I put our names or a date on the Grefrath poster?
Yes. Change the title, the subtitle and the coordinates line to anything you like — names, a date, a line of your own — and pick one of five styles.
What sizes is the Grefrath poster available in?
The HD purchase includes 30×40 cm, 50×70 cm, A3, A2, 18×24″ and 24×36″, each as a 300 DPI PNG and a print-ready PDF.
Is there a free version of the Grefrath map poster?
You can download a free 900 px preview with a watermark. The paid HD files have no watermark and are sharp enough for large prints.
How do I buy the Grefrath map poster?
Pick a style above, then choose Printed Poster (size and frame, free shipping) or Digital HD Files, and order in one step with secure checkout. Your order page updates as soon as the payment goes through.
Do you ship the Grefrath poster worldwide?
Yes — printed and framed posters ship free worldwide from the nearest of our print partners in 30+ countries, usually in 3–7 business days. Or download the HD PDF and print it anywhere.
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