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A modern tower on the place of the oldest church
Pavlik_NL Says: The Saint Maria-Magdalena is the main catholic church of Goch. Here used to be a chapel already in the beginning of the 14th century. Howeve, what you see is not older then the 50'ies of last century as the second worldwar destroyed the church that was fighting against the...
Watch the various styles in architecture
Pavlik_NL Says: Walking around the centre of Goch one can see perfect examples of various architectural styles. From neo classic to baroc and from late gothic to jugend style. The mixture of these houses gives a special, yet a bit chaotic. Still I enjoyed this and some other examples can be...
Pavlik_NL Says: On the marketsquare of Goch there is a very beautiful clock across the road of the town hall. This "carrillion" contains 18 bells and on top a clockwork. It is in shrill contrast to the open square and plays it's clear happy songs over it every hour around the clock.
Pavlik_NL Says: This magnificent house, just besides the marketsquare dates all the way back to 1500. It is the last late gotic patricians houses of Goch and thanks it's name for the brewery that was located in it in the 18th century. It even has the name to be the most beautiful civilian...
On the marketsquare a slim tower point in the air
Pavlik_NL Says: In Goch alerady was a religious guesthouse on the marketsquare in 1358. It became knowns as the house of the holy spirit and later became a reformed church. As the church looks now it only was formed in 1700 and renovated in baroc in the year 1889. The church was completely...
The lifeline of Goch, the river "Niers"
Pavlik_NL Says: A walk along the small river Niers should not be forgotten when visiting Goch. This small waterstream was responsible for much of the importnace that this German town had in medieval times. It formed the main connection to the surrounding area and offered connections to many...
The Stone Gate (Steintor), Goch's biggest pride
Pavlik_NL Says: The "Steintor" (Stone Gate) is the only remaining city gate from medieval wall that surrounded the then quite powerful town. It is a so called double-towered gate, as the doorway is situated between two towers connected together. The towers walls are over one meter thick and...
Goch, centre of flax, the marketsquare.
Pavlik_NL Says: Since 150 years the marketsquare of Goch is the centre of a traditional flax-market. This happens in the months October and November on the last Tuesday. The market gets filled with salesmen for all kinds of stuff, but above all textiles and some household equipment. The...
Main shoppingstreets: Also for other them X-mas presents
Pavlik_NL Says: Besides the Christmas, Goch is always a nice place to get your shopping goods or just average groceries. Of course, this town is also "infected" by the usual shop chains and even a lot of Dutch are to be found in the main shoppingstreets. But still it's also having the local...
Pavlik_NL Says: In Goch I met this statue and even on the extensive internet I did not find the answer to my question: Who is this "Poorte Jantje"?Can anybody tell me?In Goch sah ich diese Standbild und sogar auf then ausgebreitene Internet konnte ich kein Antwort finden auf mine Frage:...
Monuments in a different light
Pavlik_NL Says: Of course the town administration also does some extra decorations. Especially the main monuments are aluminated in a special way and above all the "Steintor" (Stone gate). Together with all other lights, Goch is transfered to a wonderful little town that is very cosy to...
All (almost) join the dress-up party of town
Pavlik_NL Says: Goch is like the average town in germany, which means that the majority of the people are doing their best to add some alumination to their windows or house. Some even make the most fantastic light-shows on the facades of the house, creating a very own atmosphere during the...
Slowly the stable gets inhabited with it's figures
Pavlik_NL Says: Some towns have even a "live" variant, but Goch's church offers also a nice traditional one. The Christmas stable appears in December (Advent) and is slowly more crowdedly inhabited. First the oxen and donkey, then some sheep, then the sheppards. Suddenly angels appear with...
Christmas (Weihnachten) the time to shop in Goch
Pavlik_NL Says: December is the month in which masses of Dutch get over the border to shop in Germany. Goch is one of the targets, besides the much larger Essen, Köln, Münster and Düsseldorf. Not for nothing we go to germany as here the original "Weihnachtsmärkte" (Christmas markets) are...
About jewish inhabitants that lost their synagoge
Pavlik_NL Says: In a street there is a dark monument telling a sad story that happened before it even got more dramatic. Goch used to have - as every medieval town in these surroundings - quite a number of jewish citizens. But in the years preceding the second worldwar, Germany was not...
From Beguinage to Saint John's convent
Pavlik_NL Says: In 1358 this used to be a beguinage that was situated against the city walls. It changed into the Johannes convent and was that for centuries long. Only in 1802 Marianne van den Bosch took over the almost empty convent and made it into a hospital, named after her father...
Take a walk on the ... quite ... side
Pavlik_NL Says: Behind the Kastell, the cultural and historical museum of Goch, a walkingbridge brings you over the river Niers into a quite and green area that is the small park of Goch. Here one can follow the stream to the next bridge to have a small tour in a very peaceful and quite...
Museum for cultural history of Goch
Pavlik_NL Says: The Kastell is between a must see and a off the beaten path tip. It is a modern building that is on a historic place. Here used to be the castle of Goch, but only fundaments are left on which this huge building is made in special style. The Kastell is now housing some...
Pavlik_NL Says: In Roman times there was already a small village here that got the name "Gochum". This village became a regional centre and received in 1261 cityrights from the local duke Otto II. The town however was always in conflict area, which conciderably disturbed it's growth. When...
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December is the month in which masses of Dutch get over the border to shop in Germany. Goch is one of the targets, besides the much larger Essen, Köln, Münster...
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Q: Can anyone tell me where to stay in Goch, Germany. I will be traveling to Europe on Decemer 27th and plan to stay 1 week. I can...
A: We were going to stay in Goch in September, but we found a great place in Kevelear, not far from Goch , take a look at my Kevelear page it was a great place to stop...
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From Roman times to present day: Goch(um)
Goch,only a few kilometers from the Limburg border (Dutch Southern province) is a very attractive town with a rich history that dates back to Roman times. In medieval times the town rules it's...
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