Gescher

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Gescher
Townhall of Gescher
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Münster
District	Borken
subdivisions	6
Mayor	Heinrich Theßeling (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	80.78 km² (31.2 sq mi)
Elevation	59 m (194 ft)
Population	17,128 (31/12/2006)
- Density	212 /km² (549 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	BOR
Postal code	48712
Area codes	02542 02863 (Hochmoor)
Website	www.gescher.de Coordinates: 51°57′25″N 7°0′20″E / 51.95694, 7.00556

Gescher is a municipality in the district of Borken, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located near the border with the Netherlands. It is more commonly known for it's bell work, and it includes a Museum of Bells. It also has Bus Services to Muenster/Coesfeld/Bocholt to name a few.

Bell moulds in the bell museum (Glockenmuseum Gescher)

[edit] External links

Official site (German)

v • d • e Towns and municipalities in Borken (district)

Ahaus \| Bocholt \| Borken \| Gescher \| Gronau \| Heek \| Heiden \| Isselburg \| Legden \| Raesfeld \| Reken \| Rhede \| Schöppingen \| Stadtlohn \| Südlohn \| Velen \| Vreden