User:Siegfried88/Kessel (Nordrhein-Westfalen)
Kessel | |
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Ort | |
 Protestant Kirche am Markt in Goch | |
  Kessel Kessel | |
| Coordinates: 51°41′2″N 06°9′43″E / 51.68389°N 6.16194°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| Admin. region | Düsseldorf |
| District | Kleve |
| Population (2007-01-01) | |
| • Total | 2,122 |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 47574 |
| Dialling codes | 02827 |
| Vehicle registration | KLE |
| Website | [1] |
Kessel is a village in the municipality of Goch, situated in the district of Kleve, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It lies approx. 10 km southwest of Kleve, 21 km southeast of Nijmegen, and is very close to the border with the Netherlands. The village is situated on the southern edge of a large tract of forest, the Reichswald, and the small river Niers traverses it.
History[edit]
Otto III
Culture[edit]
Locally, Kessel is known as "das Spargeldorf" (the asparagus village); in spite of it being a small town, it harbours five restaurants in which one can enjoy all kinds of asparagus dishes.
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