Kerken with the towns of Aldekerk, Eyll, Nieukerk and Stenden, is a municipality in the
district of Kleve in the state of
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a States of Germany, state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more tha ...
,
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
. It is located near the border with the
Netherlands
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, subdivision_type = Sovereign state
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, established_title = Before independence
, established_date = Spanish Netherl ...
, approx. 15 km north-east of
Venlo
Venlo () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the southeastern Netherlands, close to the border with Germany. It is situated in the province of Limburg (Netherland ...
.
Personalities
Sons and daughters of the city
* Johannes Ackermanns (1887-1962), municipal politician
* Franz Grobben (1904-1994), CDU politician
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Guido Winkmann
Guido Winkmann (born 27 November 1973) is a German Association football, football referee who is based in Kerken. He referees for SV Nütterden of the Lower Rhine Football Association.
Refereeing career
Winkmann started his refereeing career in ...
(* 1973), football league judge
Personalities who have worked on the ground
* Fritz Lewerentz, (1878-1945), SPD politician and victim of the Nazi dictatorship
References
Kleve (district)
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