- Goch
Infobox German Location
Art = Stadt
image_photo = G17-d-Goch-evKirche.jpg
image_caption = Protestant "Kirche am Markt" in Goch
Name = Goch
Wappen = Gocherwappen.gif
lat_deg = 51 |lat_min = 41 |lat_sec = 2
lon_deg = 06 |lon_min = 9 |lon_sec = 43
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Nordrhein-Westfalen
Regierungsbezirk = Düsseldorf
Kreis = Kleve
Höhe = 18
Fläche = 115.38
Einwohner = 34197
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 47574
Vorwahl = 02823,
02827 (Kessel, Hassum, Hommersum)
Kfz = KLE
Gemeindeschlüssel = 05 1 54 016
Straße = Markt 2
Website = [http://www.goch.de/ www.goch.de]
Bürgermeister = Karl-Heinz Otto
Partei = CDUGoch (archaic spelling: "Gog") is a town in the district of Kleve, in
North Rhine-Westphalia ,Germany . It is situated near the border with theNetherlands , approx. 12 km south ofKleve , and 27 km southeast ofNijmegen .Cultural ties
It is a twinned with the town of Andover in England. Goch is 750 years old.
History
The Spanish author, military leader, and governor of the Spanish Netherlands,
Francisco de Moncada , died here in 1635.It was a part of the
Duchy of Cleves .Sport
The city is the birthplace of Olympic Champion
Josefa Idem .
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