Gescher
Encyclopedia
Gescher is a municipality in the district of Borken
, in North Rhine-Westphalia
, Germany
. It is located near the border with the Netherlands
.
It is most often known for its bell work, and it includes a Museum of Bells. It also has bus services to Muenster/Coesfeld/Bocholt/Vreden/Stadtlohn/Borken/Velen to name a few. It also used to have a train dtation in the 1950s, however the tracks were lifted up, and today it is a mere bus stop.
Borken (district)
Borken is a Kreis in the northwestern part of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany in the Region Münsterland. Neighboring districts are Bentheim, Steinfurt, Coesfeld, Recklinghausen, Wesel, Cleves, and the Dutch provinces Gelderland and Overijssel....
, in North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It is located near the border with the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
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It is most often known for its bell work, and it includes a Museum of Bells. It also has bus services to Muenster/Coesfeld/Bocholt/Vreden/Stadtlohn/Borken/Velen to name a few. It also used to have a train dtation in the 1950s, however the tracks were lifted up, and today it is a mere bus stop.