Goch
Protestant Kirche am Markt in Goch
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Düsseldorf
District	Kleve
Mayor	Karl-Heinz Otto (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	115.38 km² (44.5 sq mi)
Elevation	18 m  (59 ft)
Population	34,197  (31/12/2006)
- Density	296 /km² (768 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	KLE
Postal code	47574
Area codes	02823, 02827 (Kessel, Hassum, Hommersum)
Website	www.goch.de Coordinates: 51°41′2″N 06°9′43″E / 51.68389, 6.16194

Goch (archaic spelling: Gog) is a town in the district of Kleve, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated near the border with the Netherlands, approx. 12 km south of Kleve, and 27 km southeast of Nijmegen.

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.

v • d • e Towns and municipalities in Kleve (district) Bedburg-Hau | Emmerich | Geldern | Goch | Issum | Kalkar | Kerken | Kevelaer | Kleve | Kranenburg | Rees | Rheurdt | Straelen | Uedem | Wachtendonk | Weeze

This North Rhine-Westphalia location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.