Summary
Goch (German: [ɡɔx] ⓘ; 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 Siebengewald in Netherlands, approx. 12 km (7 mi) south of Kleve, and 27 km (17 mi) southeast of Nijmegen.
Goch | |
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 St. Peter Church and vicarage Goch Hommersum | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Goch within Kleve district  | |
  Goch  Goch | |
| Coordinates: 51°41′2″N 06°9′43″E / 51.68389°N 6.16194°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Düsseldorf |
| District | Kleve |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Ulrich Knickrehm[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 115.38 km2 (44.55 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 18 m (59 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 35,270 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (790/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 47574 |
| Dialling codes | 02823, 02827 (Kessel, Hassum, Hommersum) |
| Vehicle registration | KLE |
| Website | www.goch.de |
History edit
County of Guelders 1259–1339
Duchy of Jülich 1393–1423
Duchy of Cleves 1473–1521
United Duchies of Jülich-Cleves-Berg 1521–1614
Spanish Empire 1622–1625
Brandenburg-Prussia 1666–1701
Kingdom of Prussia 1701–1757
Kingdom of France 1757–1762
French Republic 1795–1804
Kingdom of Prussia 1815–1871
German Empire 1871–1918
Weimar Republic 1919–1933
Nazi Germany 1933–1945
Allied-occupied Germany 1945–1949
West Germany 1949–1990
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 during Operation Veritable.[3]
Twin towns – sister cities edit
Andover, England, United Kingdom
Meierijstad, Netherlands (formerly Veghel)
Nowy Tomyśl, Poland
Redon, France
Notable people edit
- Otto III (980–1002), Holy Roman Emperor
- Johannes von Goch (c. 1400–1475), Medieval theologian
- Maarten Schenck van Nydeggen (1540–1589), military commander in the Netherlands
- Francisco de Moncada (1586–1635), Spanish author, military leader, and governor of the Spanish Netherlands, died here
- 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
- Rita Kersting (born 1969), art historian
- Luisa Wensing (born 1993), footballer
Vincent van Gogh, according to his name, which translates to "Vincent of Goch", has ancestors likely native to this location.
Gallery edit
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![Siege of Goch [nl] in 1625, by Jan Luyken](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Goch_1625.JPG/120px-Goch_1625.JPG)
Siege of Goch in 1625, by Jan Luyken -
Goch during Operation Veritable, February 21, 1945 -
Watertower -
Am Steintor Street -
Vicarage Goch Hommersum -
Protestant church
![Siege of Goch [nl] in 1625, by Jan Luyken](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Goch_1625.JPG/120px-Goch_1625.JPG)
References edit
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "Stadtgeschichte". Stadt Goch. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ^ "Städtepartnerschaft". goch.de (in German). Goch. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
External links edit
Media related to Goch at Wikimedia Commons