Rhede () is a municipality in the
district of Borken in the state of
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhab ...
,
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ...
. It is located near the border with the
Netherlands
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, approximately east of
Bocholt.
Notable residents
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Thomas Giessing
Thomas Giessing (born 19 March 1961 in Rhede, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a retired West German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.
At the 1982 European Championships he finished eighth in the 400 metres and helped win the 4 x 400 metres r ...
, athlete and Olympic athlete
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Kristian Liebrand
Kristian Liebrand (born March 3, 1973 in Rhede, Germany) is a photographer from Germany, who concentrates on Nude (art), nude art photography of women.
Liebrand has been featured in a number of photo magazines, Lifestyle magazines, Trade magaz ...
, photographer
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Michael Roes, writer
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Franz August Schmölders
Franz August Schmölders (28 November 1809, in Rhede, Münsterland – 21 February 1880, in Breslau) was a German orientalist. His focus was the Arabic language and literature.
Education
Schmölders studied from 1830 on philosophy and theology a ...
, Orientalist
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Ulrike Tillmann, mathematician
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Bernardo Enrique Witte
Bernard Enrique Witte (July 27, 1926 – February 21, 2015) was a Roman Catholic bishop.
Born in Vardingholt, Rhede, Germany, Witte was ordained to the priesthood in 1954. In 1977, Witte was appointed bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of La ...
, Roman Catholic bishop
References
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Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia
Borken (district)
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