Goch

Goch
St. Peter Church and vicarage Goch Hommersum
St. Peter Church and vicarage Goch Hommersum
Coat of arms of Goch
Location of Goch within Kleve district
NetherlandsKrefeldBorken (district)Viersen (district)Wesel (district)Bedburg-HauEmmerich am RheinGeldernGochIssumKalkarKerkenKevelaerKleveKranenburgReesRheurdtStraelenUedemWachtendonkWeeze
Goch is located in Germany
Goch
Goch
Goch is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Goch
Goch
Coordinates: 51°41′2″N 06°9′43″E / 51.68389°N 6.16194°E / 51.68389; 6.16194
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDüsseldorf
DistrictKleve
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Ulrich Knickrehm[1]
Area
 • Total115.38 km2 (44.55 sq mi)
Elevation
18 m (59 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total35,520
 • Density310/km2 (800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
47574
Dialling codes02823,
02827 (Kessel, Hassum, Hommersum)
Vehicle registrationKLE
Websitewww.goch.de

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.

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.