Goch
Goch | |
|---|---|
St. Peter Church and vicarage Goch Hommersum | |
Location of Goch within Kleve district | |
| Coordinates: 51°41′2″N 06°9′43″E / 51.68389°N 6.16194°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Düsseldorf |
| District | Kleve |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Ulrich Knickrehm |
| Area | |
• Total | 115.43 km2 (44.57 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 18 m (59 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 34,813 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (780/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 47574 |
| Dialling codes | 02823, 02827 (Kessel, Hassum, Hommersum) |
| Vehicle registration | KLE |
| Website | www.goch.de |
Goch (German: [ɡɔx] ⓘ; archaic spelling: Gog) 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.