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Bocholt...

...attracts

!Stadt BocholtBerliner Platz 146395 Bocholt

Tel.: +49 28 71 95 33 28Fax: +49 28 71 95 31 21

Internet: www.bocholt.deE-Mail: [email protected]

Tourist-Info BocholtEuropaplatz 26-28

46399 BocholtTel.: +49 28 71 50 44

Fax: +49 28 71 18 59 27

E-Mail: [email protected]

Fotos:StadtBocholtu.

C.

Schmitz


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"EuropaF

ountain"

"TownHallandCulturalCentre"

St. Georgs Church(1415 - 1486). Late parishchurch, late Gothic in style,

containing a Treasury.

"Memorialsta

tue

atSdb

rcke"

"Exampleofindustrialarchaeology"

Bocholt yesterday

A bridge to the Lower

Rhine area, a gatewayto the Netherlands, adoor to Mnsterland,all of these descriptionsrightly fit Bocholt.In addition, the town onthe Aa has alreadytwice been voted the

bicycle-friendliesttown in Germany and in1993 was honoured withthe Europa award. Withmore than 75,000inhabitants Bocholt is notonly the largest townsituated between the Ruhr

district and the Dutcheconomic centres ofArnhem and Enschedebut also forms thecultural centre of theregion. Incidentally,Bocholt was firstmentioned in a document

in the year 779 A.D.;the town charter wasgranted later in 1222.

Informative and alwaysavailable for you

Have we aroused your interest in Bocholt?Perhaps you have some questions orwould like to spend a holiday with us?Then in this case our team in theTourist Information Office in Bocholtwill be pleased to assist you.

TOURIST-INFO BOCHOLT

Europaplatz 26-2846399 Bocholt

Tel.: 0 28 71- 50 44Fax: 0 28 71- 18 59 27E-Mail: [email protected]


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The textile museum opposite the Aa lake.

"Cyclists"

"Autumnf

unfair"

"Thegre

enbord

er"

"TheEfingmanorhouse"

"CarnivalinBocholt""Annu

alTriathl

on

event"


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The historic Town Hall(1618 - 1624)

"Relaxingatanopen-aircafe"

"Theflowermarket"

"Ashoppingstrollin

thetowncentre"

"TheArcades

shoppingce

ntre"

Shopping Thrills andBig Variety

Longing to shop? Then off to Bocholt.Beside two new shopping centres, theshopping arcades and the Neutorlocality, the friendly town centre ofBocholt invites you to make anextensive shopping spree. In theshop-filled streets around the historictown hall quality and customer

service are still trump cards.Here you can indulge yourself in abuying orgy to your hearts contentand at the same time also enjoythe unique flair of Bocholtcity centre.


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"Town forest, north-east of the town,the forest contains ponds, deer and gameenclosures in a total area of 69 hectars."

"TheBAHIA

leisurepool"

"TheAaLake"

"Schoolmu

seum"

"Towerclocksmuseum"

"Townartgallery""Childrensprocess

ion

honouring

St.Martin"

"Townmuseum"

"DiepenbrockCastle"

Touristic and relaxing

As a bicycle paradise for cycling

tourists Bocholt has made a namefor itself far beyond the immediateregion. More than 200 kilometresof cycle tracks tempt you to under-take extensive tours around thetown and through Mnsterland.But Bocholt is more than that!Rest and relaxation in style and

with a variety of possibilities forleisure and sporting activities -that is what goes to make up thetown on the Aa.

Cultural and full of variety

Boredom? - Weve never heard

the word in Bocholt! Thediverse cultural opportunitiesoffered by the town make sureof that. Whether theatre, operaor concerts, cabaret, comedy orexhibitions in Bocholt there iscultural enjoyment for all tastes.Or undertake a brief survey of

the almost 800-year history ofBocholt! The traditions, talesand little stories from past timesare especially recalled in themuseums and historical placesof Bocholt. The textile museumand the art gallery, the craftmuseum and the townmuseum are at any rateworth a visit.


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"LangenbergPark"

"Townwoods"

"Mediacentre""Centralbus

station"

"Railwaystat

ion""HousingdevelopmentattheAa

Lake"

Bocholt

Borken

B 67

A 43

A 31

E 34/ A 2

Oberhausen

Wesel

B 57

Rhein

B 473

E 34/ A 2

E 35/ A 3

MnsterArnheim

EmdenEnschede

Nijmwegen

Dsseldorf

Many paths lead to us

Irrespective of where you start

from, you can reach Bocholtfrom all points of the compassin the shortest time. By car youcan arrive via the A3 motorway(the Holland Line), via the B67trunk road (from the directionof Mnster), via the B473main road (from the directionof Wesel). The local train the Bocholter- ensures a raillink between the town andneighbouring regions andregional bus routes guaranteethat you can get to Bocholtcomfortably by means ofpublic passenger transportservices.

...and today

Since the immediate post-war

period the former textile townof Bocholt has developedmore and more into amodern economic location,possessing excellenttransportation connectionsand offering a variety ofopportunities and attractive

industrial areas. Moreover,the town has made a namefor itself as a shopping centre.

And there is somethingimmediately noticeable:green dominates! With theLangenberg Park in thecentral area, the Aa Lake, the

town woods and the Mossecivic park, the town providesseveral green oases forrelaxation.

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