Bocholt (DE)

Bocholt is a city (70,837 inhabitants end 2014) in the north-west of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the district Borken. It is situated close to the border with the Netherlands. Historically in the Prussian province of Westphalia, Kreis Borken, District of Münster.

During the Second World War the city survived generally unscathed until an Allied bombing raid on 22 March 1945 which destroyed most of the city. The city was then captured by the British a week later on 28 March. The city was the site of the Stalag VI-F POW camp.

In 1975 the former municipalities Barlo, Biemenhorst, Hemden, Holtwick, Liedern, Lowick, Mussum, Spork, Stenern and Suderwick were merged into Bocholt.

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Postmarks in Germany

Federal Republic of Germany

Meter cancels (all periods)

Meter cancel 1963

Meter cancel 1975

Meter cancel 2012

Allied Occupied Germany

April 1946

Postmarks in German Empire

Bridge in 1921.

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Postmarks in North German Confederation

Since 1 January 1868.

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Postmarks in Prussia Westphalia province

BOCHOLT used a Postal code 145.

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