Sankt Rochus

Sankt Rochus is a church in Kerken, Kleve, North Rhine-Westphalia. Sankt Rochus is situated near the oxbow lake Niers-Altarm, as well as near the nature reserve Feuchtgebiet Vlassrath.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Nette and House Caen.

Nette

Photo: gheeke, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Nette is a small river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, a left tributary of the Niers. It rises near Dülken, a borough of Viersen. The Nette flows through Viersen-Boisheim and Nettetal before reaching the Niers in Wachtendonk. Nette is situated 3½ km south of Sankt Rochus.

House Caen

Apartment building

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

House Caen is an apartment building, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Sankt Rochus.

Nieukerk station

Railway station

Photo: Stefan Flöper, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Nieukerk station is a railway station, which is situated 3½ km east of Sankt Rochus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Straelen and Wachtendonk.

Straelen

Town

Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Straelen is a municipality in the district of Cleves, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located near the border with the Netherlands, approx. 10 km north-east of Venlo. Twinning : Bayon in Meurthe-et-Moselle, since 7 July 1963. Straelen is situated 4 km west of Sankt Rochus.

Wachtendonk

Village

Photo: Palickap, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wachtendonk at the confluence of Niers River and Nette River is a municipality in the district of Kleve in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located west of the Rhine halfway between Duisburg and Venlo at the Dutch border. Its name means 'bailiff's Donk'. Wachtendonk is situated 4½ km south of Sankt Rochus.

Wankum

Village

Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wankum is a part of Wachtendonk in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Its location, near the A40 autobahn close to the border with The Netherlands, is infamous with British motorists who pass the sign to the Wankum exit shortly after entering Germany and view the name with amusement due to its two syllables in written appearance. Wankum is situated 5 km south of Sankt Rochus.

Sankt Rochus

Type: Church
Categories: building, chapel, place of worship, and religion
Location: Kerken, Kleve, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

51.44726° or 51° 26′ 50″ north

Longitude

6.32578° or 6° 19′ 33″ east

Open location code

9F38C8WG+W8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 470147885

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=chapel

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Niers-Altarm and Haus Eyll (Straelen).

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Lüfkens and Hermkenshof.

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