Kessel is a
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of
Goch
Goch (; archaic spelling: Gog, Dutch: Gogh) is a town in the district of Kleve, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated close to the border with the Siebengewald in Netherlands, approx. south of Kleve, and southeast of Nijmegen.
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Kreis Kleve in the
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North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a States of Germany, state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more tha ...
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The village has 2,129 inhabitants. Like Goch, Kessel is also situated at the banks of the river Niers.
In addition to the central village, the townships of Nergena and Grunewald also belong to it.
The western boundary of the village also forms the country-border with the Netherlands,
namely the villages Ottersum and Gennep. In the northwest the Reichswald is the demarcation.
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Villages in North Rhine-Westphalia
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