Английская Википедия:Goch
Шаблон:Expand language Шаблон:Infobox German location Goch (Шаблон:IPA; archaic spelling: Gog; Шаблон:Lang-nl) 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. Шаблон:Convert south of Kleve, and Шаблон:Convert southeast of Nijmegen.
History
Шаблон:Stack 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.[1]
Twin towns – sister cities
Шаблон:See also Goch is twinned with:[2]
- Шаблон:Flagicon Andover, England, United Kingdom
- Шаблон:Flagicon Meierijstad, Netherlands (formerly Veghel)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Nowy Tomyśl, Poland
- Шаблон:Flagicon 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
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Шаблон:Interlanguage link multi in 1625, by Jan Luyken
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Goch during Operation Veritable, February 21, 1945
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Watertower
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Am Steintor Street
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Vicarage Goch Hommersum
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Protestant church
References
External links
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Шаблон:Cities and towns in Kleve (district)
