Geldern

Built around a ducal castle beside the Niers, Geldern grew into the administrative seat of the Kleve district in North Rhine-Westphalia. This Lower Rhine town gave its name to the historic Duchy of Guelders, a territory that once extended across parts of what are now Germany and the Netherlands. Its compact centre is marked by St. Maria Magdalena, a Catholic parish church whose tower is a familiar feature of the townscape. Geldern lies in the flat Lower Rhine countryside, where local routes lead toward the Dutch border and the Rhine’s wider plain. Trace Geldern’s place in the Lower Rhine by browsing webcams nearby.

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