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Country
  
Germany

Admin. region
  
Düsseldorf

Elevation
  
18 m (59 ft)

Area
  
115.4 km²

Local time
  
Thursday 12:03 AM

State
  
North Rhine-Westphalia

District
  
Kleve

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Population
  
34,106 (31 Dec 2010)

Postal code
  
47574

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Weather
  
4°C, Wind S at 2 km/h, 87% Humidity

Goch (archaic spelling: Gog, Dutch: Gogh) is a town in the district of Kleve, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated close to the border with the sebengewald in Netherlands, approx. 12 km (7 mi) south of Kleve, and 27 km (17 mi) southeast of Nijmegen. Other places in Goch are Asperden and Kessel.

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Map of Goch, Germany

History

Goch is at least 750 years old: the earliest mention of Goch is in a document dated 1259. It was a part of the Duchy of Cleves. During World War II, the city was completely destroyed by Allied bombers.

Notable natives and residents

The city is the birthplace of:

  • Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor, (980-1002),
  • Johannes von Goch, (c. 1400-1475), Medieval theologian
  • Maarten Schenck van Nydeggen (1540-1589), Count of Afferden and Blijenbeek, war observer
  • Aenne Biermann (1898-1933), photographer
  • Hubert Houben (1898-1956), athlete
  • Josefa Idem, (born 1964), Italian sprint canoer and politician
  • Arnold Janssen, (1837-1909), founder of the Society of the Divine Word, a Roman Catholic missionary congregation
  • Luisa Wensing (born 1993), soccer player at the VfL Wolfsburg

    • The city is the deathplace of:

  • Francisco de Moncada, (1586-1635), Spanish author, military leader, and governor of the Spanish Netherlands

    • Twin towns - sister cities

    Goch is twinned with:

  • Veghel in the Netherlands
  • Redon in France
  • Nowy Tomyśl in Poland
  • Andover in England, UK

    • References

    Goch Wikipedia
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