Geldern

Geldern is a city within the federal German nation of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is a part of the district of Cleves, that's a part of the Dusseldorf administrative location. Geldern lies inside the plains of the decrease, northern Rhineland, west of the Rhine. Its common elevation is 27 m AMSL. The river Niers, a tributary of the Meuse, flows via Geldern.

The circulation Gelderner Fleuth flows into the Niers in Geldern. It is close to each Dusseldorf Airport and Airport Weeze, also called Airport Niederrhein. According to folks legend, nearby noblemen Wichard and Lupold of Pont fought a fireplace-respiration dragon round 878. They located it under a medlar tree, and one in all them stabbed it with his spear. The demise dragon rattled or 3 instances: Gelre! Gelre!. In commemoration of this heroic feat, the Lords of Pont based the town of Geldern on the confluence of the Niers and the Fleuth.