Geldern

Geschichte

Geldern is a German–Dutch border city centered in the federal German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is part of the district of Cleves, which is part of the Düsseldorf administrative region.GeographyLocationGeldern lies in the plains of the lower, northern Rhineland, west of the Rhine. Its average elevation is 27 m AMSL. The river Niers, a tributary of the Meuse (Mass), flows through Geldern. The stream Gelderner Fleuth flows into the Niers in Geldern.It is close to both Düsseldorf Airport and Airport Weeze, also called Airport Niederrhein (referring to the Lower Rhine region).SubdivisionsGeldern is subdivided into the following boroughs: Geldern City Hartefeld Kapellen (formerly Capellen) Lüllingen Pont Veert Vernum WalbeckNeighbouring towns and municipalitiesGeldern shares borders with Kevelaer and Sonsbeck to the north, Issum to the east, Kerken and Straelen to the south, and the Dutch municipalities Venlo and Bergen to the west.