Gescher

town in the district of Borken, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Gescher

Summary

Gescher is an urban municipality in Germany[1]. Gescher has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Gescher was a member of Mayors for Peace[3].
  • Gescher was a member of Städte- und Gemeindebund Nordrhein-Westfalen[4].
  • Gescher is located in Borken[5].
  • Gescher is in the country of Germany[6].
  • Gescher's head of government is recorded as Thomas Kerkhoff[7].
  • Gescher's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[8].
  • Gescher's shares border with is recorded as Velen[9].
  • Gescher's shares border with is recorded as Südlohn[10].
  • Gescher's shares border with is recorded as Coesfeld[11].
  • Gescher's shares border with is recorded as Stadtlohn[12].
  • Gescher's shares border with is recorded as Reken[13].
  • Gescher's shares border with is recorded as Rosendahl[14].
  • Gescher's postal code is recorded as 48712[15].
  • Gescher's Commons category is recorded as Gescher[16].
  • Gescher's licence plate code is recorded as BOR[17].
  • Gescher's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[18].
  • Gescher's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[19].
  • Gescher's local dialing code is recorded as 02542[20].
  • Gescher's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.956944444444, 'lon': 7.0055555555556}[21].
  • Gescher's official website is recorded as https://www.gescher.de/[22].
  • Gescher's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gescher[23].
  • Gescher has a population of {'amount': '+17118'}[24].
  • Gescher has a population of {'amount': '+17253'}[25].
  • Gescher has a population of {'amount': '+13577'}[26].
  • Gescher has a population of {'amount': '+17205'}[27].

Body

Geography

Gescher is in the country of Germany[6]. Gescher is located in Borken[5].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+80.78'}[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+80.84'}[29]. Elevations include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+59'}[30] and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+60'}[31]. Population counts include {'amount': '+17118'}[24], {'amount': '+17253'}[25], {'amount': '+13577'}[26], {'amount': '+17205'}[27], {'amount': '+17186'}[32], and {'amount': '+17361'}[33].

Designation and Status

Gescher's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[8].

Why It Matters

Gescher has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wahlergebnisse.nrw.de. wahlergebnisse.nrw.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . mayorsforpeace.org. Retrieved . mayorsforpeace.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [4] . kommunen.nrw. Retrieved . kommunen.nrw. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . it.nrw.de. it.nrw.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . destatis.de. Retrieved . destatis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . DESTATIS 1975. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . statistikportal.de. Retrieved . statistikportal.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [32] . register of German municipalities (4th quarter 2022). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [33] . register of German municipalities (2022). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . destatis.de. Retrieved . destatis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population {'amount': '+17118'}, {'amount': '+17253'}, {'amount': '+13577'} +4
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  2. 22d ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population
    Coordinate location {'lat': 51.956944444444, 'lon': 7.0055555555556}
    Website
    Head of government Thomas Kerkhoff
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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