Lobberich is a German village in

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 ...

, situated close to the Dutch border at

Venlo Venlo () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the southeastern Netherlands, close to the border with Germany. It is situated in the province of Limburg (Netherland ...

. It has a population of around 14,000 inhabitants. Since 1970 the town belongs to the municipality of

Nettetal Nettetal is a municipality in the district of Viersen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated in the Lower Rhine region. History Nettetal was founded on January 1, 1970, when the former townships Leuth, Breyell, Hinsbeck and former to ...

. The art historian

Heribert Reiners Heribert Reiners (23 August 1884 – 4 June 1960) was a German art historian and academic teacher at the Universities in Bonn and Fribourg. Life Born in Lobberich''Die rheinischen Chorgestühle der Frühgotik. Ein Kapitel der Rezeption der Got ...

was born here in 1884.

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Traditional industries are textiles and mechanical

engineering Engineering is the use of scientific method, scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad rang ...

, other products from Lobberich included

Rokal ROKAL is an acronym for RObert KAhrmann Lobberich, a manufacturer of metal castings that produced a line of model railway equipment in TT scale from 1947 to 1969, based in Lobberich 80 km north of Cologne, Germany at the Dutch border. The Roka ...

model railways Railway modelling (UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland) or model railroading (US and Canada) is a hobby in which rail transport systems are modelled at a reduced scale. The scale models include locomotives, rolling stock, streetcars, t ...

rokal-tt.lobberich.de
/ref> and Niedieck

velvet Weave details visible on a purple-colored velvet fabric Velvet is a type of woven tufted fabric in which the cut threads are evenly distributed, with a short pile, giving it a distinctive soft feel. By extension, the word ''velvety'' means ...

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External links

Lobberich Town Website
Villages in North Rhine-Westphalia Former municipalities in North Rhine-Westphalia {{Viersen-geo-stub

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