Vorst

Vorst is a hamlet in Kevelaer, Kleve, North Rhine-Westphalia. Vorst is situated nearby to the locality Der Gehnsche Hof, as well as near the hamlet Niers.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kevelaer station and St. Antonius (Kevelaer).

Kevelaer station

Railway station

Photo: Platte, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kevelaer is a railway station in the town of Kevelaer, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany. The station opened on 5 March 1863 on the Lower Left Rhine Railway. The train services are operated by NordWestBahn.

St. Antonius (Kevelaer)

Church

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St. Antonius (Kevelaer) is a church.

Marienbasilika

Church

Photo: Pkw98, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Marienbasilika is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wetten and Kapellen.

Wetten

Village

Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wetten is a village.

Kapellen

Village

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Kapellen an der Fleuth is a village of about 2700 people in northwest Germany near the border of the Netherlands. Since 1969 the village has been a part of the city of Geldern. Kapellen is situated 7 km east of Vorst.

Weeze

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Weeze is in Lower Rhine. It's a town of 12,000 inhabitants whose main claim to fame is the airport which is sometimes marketed by associating it with Düsseldorf some 80 km east.

Vorst

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Kevelaer, Kleve, Düsseldorf, Lower Rhine, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

51.57578° or 51° 34′ 33″ north

Longitude

6.26526° or 6° 15′ 55″ east

Elevation

23 metres (75 feet)

Open location code

9F38H7G8+84

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4709491417

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

2816026

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Localities in the Area

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