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01. June 2026

City history01. June 2026

The Aa tit went on a long journey

Photo of the month June 2026 from the city archive

The photo of the month for June shows the "Aa-Meise" excursion boat, a tourist attraction from the 1970s.

27. May 2026

City history27. May 2026

City museum invites you to an action day for special exhibition

Action day on 21 June 2026 at the Crafts Museum invites you to get actively involved

The Bocholt City Museum invites the public to a day of action on Sunday, 21 June 2026, in the Crafts Museum. Between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., interested parties can actively participate in the design of the upcoming special exhibition "Schwere Schritte. Bocholt stories of flight and new beginnings". At the centre of the action is the joint twisting of ropes, which will later become a central component of the...

04. May 2026

City history04. May 2026

The Jonah sculpture in the forest pool

Photo of the month May // City archive shows photo from the 1980s

The photo of the month is presented once a month by the Bocholt city archive. In May, a well-known Bocholt artwork is shown in an unusual place.

24. April 2026

City history24. April 2026

Time travel in the city forest: guided tour on the history of the former camp

Date on 8 May // Tour of the varied history of the site // Meeting point at the Wiener Allee hiking car park

The Bocholt City Museum invites you to a historical tour of the former city forest camp on Friday, 8 May from 4 to 5:30 pm. During the tour, interested citizens can learn about the eventful history of the site from the Nazi era to the post-war period. There are currently still places available for the tour.

01. April 2026

City history01. April 2026

Guided tours and stumbling stone tours now bookable

City museum publishes dates for 2026

The city of Bocholt will once again be offering public tours on the history of the Bocholt city forest camp in 2026. New to the programme from this year are also stumbling stone tours, which can also be booked online. The Bocholt City Museum is thus expanding its guided tour programme on local Nazi history.

30. March 2026

City history30. March 2026

Town history: The stepped houses in the Löverick settlement

Photo of the month April of the city archive // Special construction method in the north of Bocholt

The "photo of the month" from the Bocholt city archive in April shows the stepped houses in the Löverick housing estate, which were built in Bocholt in the early 1960s.

05. March 2026

City history05. March 2026

Discussion group on Bocholt's city history: Insights into the Westphalian textile region

Fierce competition or peaceful co-operation? The division of labour between Bocholt, Borken, Nordhorn & Co. in the Westphalian textile region until the Second World War

On Wednesday, 25 March 2026 at 6.30 pm, the city of Bocholt invites you to the Bocholt city history discussion group in the media centre (Alter Bahnhof) in Bocholt. The guest is economic and business historian Prof. Dr Stefanie van de Kerkhoff (University of Mannheim), who will discuss the division of labour in the Westphalian textile region up to the Second World War between Bocholt, Borken and Nordhorn under...

02. March 2026

City history02. March 2026

Photo of the month March 2026: Racing pigeon breeding in Bocholt

The photo of the month for March from the city archive is dedicated to the traditional history of carrier pigeon breeding in Bocholt.

What was once a privilege reserved for the aristocracy, became the pleasure of hundreds of thousands of people in the 20th century and is primarily associated with the working class in the Ruhr region, is now a hobby that has become rare, namely racing pigeon breeding. This month's photo of the month is intended to show that this also led to a lively club life in Bocholt. Founded in 1900, the pigeon breeding...

26. February 2026

City history26. February 2026

Historical Bocholt newspapers now available online

Digital city history: Over 5,000 newspaper issues available // Collaboration with city archives

More than 5,000 historical issues of important Bocholt newspapers are now available digitally and free of charge. The portal "zeit.punktNRW" thus makes it possible to research central sources of the city's history. The activation includes the Bocholter Volksblatt and the Zeno-Zeitung.

18. February 2026

City history18. February 2026