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Bocholt, Germany

Bocholt
Town hall
Town hall
Flag of Bocholt
Flag
Coat of arms of Bocholt
Coat of arms
Bocholt  is located in Germany
Bocholt
Bocholt
Coordinates: 51°50′N 6°37′E / 51.833°N 6.617°E / 51.833; 6.617Coordinates: 51°50′N 6°37′E / 51.833°N 6.617°E / 51.833; 6.617
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Münster
District Borken
Government
 • Mayor Peter Nebelo (SPD)
Area
 • Total 119.37 km2 (46.09 sq mi)
Elevation 25 m (82 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
 • Total 71,443
 • Density 600/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 46361–46399
Dialling codes 02871
02874 (Suderwick)
Vehicle registration BOR, AH, BOH
Website www.bocholt.de

Bocholt is a city in the north-west of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, part of the district Borken. It is situated 4 km south of the border with the Netherlands. Suderwick is part of Bocholt and is situated at the border annex to Dinxperlo.

The northern border of the city of Bocholt is the German border with the Netherlands. Bocholt borders the district of Wesel, in the administrative region of Düsseldorf, in the southwest.

Bocholt is bordered in the north by the Dutch municipalities of Aalten and Winterswijk, in the east by the city of Rhede, in the south by the city of Hamminkeln, and in the west by the city of Isselburg.

The climate in the region of Bocholt and West Münsterland is temperate with distinct maritime influences, with very mild winters in comparison to other German regions because of the proximity to the ocean and the low elevation. Summers are moderately warm. The average temperature in January is 2.7 °C and in July 18.4 °C.

In the average year there are 12 days of snow cover, about 31 sunny days (high temperature of 25 °C or higher) and 6 hot days (30 °C or higher) on average. In the average year there is about 750 mm of precipitation, with June (78 mm) and April (41 mm) being the driest months.

Bocholt was first written about in 779, when Charlemagne won a battle against the Saxons nearby. However the settlement was probably much older. Bishop Dietrich III von Isenburg from Münster gave Bocholt city rights in 1222.

In the 15th century the city flourished. The engraver Israhel van Meckenem lived and worked in the city.


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