Goch
Goch is a town in the Kleve district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, close to the border with the Netherlands, south of Kleve and 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.On September 8th, 2011, A Magnitude 4.5 struck the town, causing damage to infrasctructure and to homes.
Twin towns – sister cities
Goch is twinned with:- Andover, England, United Kingdom
- Meierijstad, Netherlands
- Nowy Tomyśl, Poland
- Redon, France
Notable people
- Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor
- Johannes von Goch, Medieval theologian
- Maarten Schenck van Nydeggen, military commander in the Netherlands
- Francisco de Moncada, Spanish author, military leader, and governor of the Spanish Netherlands, died here
- Aenne Biermann, photographer
- Hubert Houben, athlete
- Josefa Idem, Italian sprint canoer and politician
- Arnold Janssen, founder of the Society of the Divine Word, a Roman Catholic missionary congregation
- Rita Kersting, art historian
- Luisa Wensing, footballer