- Source: Goch
Goch (German: [ɡɔx] ; archaic spelling: Gog; Dutch: Gogh) is a town in the Kleve district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, close to the border with the Netherlands, 12 km (7 mi) south of Kleve and 27 km (17 mi) southeast of Nijmegen.
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 during Operation Veritable.
Twin towns – sister cities
Goch is twinned with:
Andover, England, United Kingdom
Meierijstad, Netherlands (formerly Veghel)
Nowy Tomyśl, Poland
Redon, France
Notable people
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
References
External links
Media related to Goch at Wikimedia Commons
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- Y Ddraig Goch
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- Nelson Mandela
- Selat Menai
- Protestanisme
- Daftar seni bela diri
- Suster Misi Abdi Roh Kudus
- Reformasi Protestan
- Goch
- Crib Goch
- Cymru Goch
- Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
- Rhiw Goch
- Owain Goch ap Gruffudd
- Goch station
- Welsh Dragon
- Foel Goch
- Iolo Goch
