Demonstration in Bocholt: Once around the ring
Info and important traffic information for Saturday, 8 June // Berliner Platz closed from 6 a.m.
Next Saturday, 8 June, the alliance "Bocholt bleibt bunt" is calling for a rally on Berliner Platz with a demonstration march along Bocholt's city ring road. Several thousand participants are expected. In close coordination between the city of Bocholt and the Borken district police, traffic and security measures have been established in advance to protect the rally.
Start of the demonstration at 2pm
The announced start of the assembly is at 2 pm on Berliner Platz, the assembly is expected to end at around 4.30 pm. Security and traffic management measures will be in place before and during the assembly.
Berliner Platz will be closed from 6 a.m.
To ensure that the assembly runs smoothly, Berliner Platz will be closed to vehicle traffic from 6 a.m. on Saturday, 8 June 2024. Vehicles parked illegally may be towed away by a company commissioned by the city of Bocholt.
Inner ring road closed in sections from 1.30 pm
Further necessary closure measures will take effect from 13:30. In consultation with the police and public order authorities, the inner ring road will be closed for the demonstration until the demonstration has dispersed.
At the beginning, a rally with speakers will be held on Berliner Platz. The demonstration will then set off from Berliner Platz and follow the inner ring road in the direction of Meckenemstraße, Nordwall, Ostwall, Theodor-Heuss-Ring, Ebertstraße, Will-Brandt-Straße to the starting point at Berliner Platz. Police forces and municipal law enforcement officers will be on site to accompany the demonstration.
Before and during the demonstration, traffic obstructions are to be expected in the city centre as well as on the main access roads - Dingdener Straße, Werther Straße, Dinxperloer Straße, Adenauerallee and Münsterstraße - and secondary roads. All road closures will be lifted immediately after the end of the demonstration.
Recommendation: Travelling on foot or by bike
Road users familiar with the area are advised to avoid the city centre during this period. Due to the closure of Berliner Platz, numerous car parks will be closed. Use of the Shopping Arkaden multi-storey car park is only possible to a limited extent during the event.
The city of Bocholt and the police recommend that participants in the demonstration travel to the city centre on foot or by bicycle.