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Apply for necessary documents for upcoming holidays // Book appointments online

In view of the upcoming holiday season, the city of Bocholt reminds citizens to book appointments to apply for travel documents in good time. The winter months offer a good opportunity to apply for new passports, ID cards or other necessary travel documents without long waiting times.

Administration closed on Friday

The offices of the Bocholt city administration will be closed on Friday, 1 November, due to the public holiday ("Allerheiligen").

Borken district vehicle registration office closed on the Monday of the fair

The vehicle registration office of the Borken district at Kaiser-Wilhelm-Straße 52-58 in Bocholt will be closed on Monday, 21 October 2024. The reason for this is the Bocholt funfair. However, the registration offices in Ahaus and Borken can be reached as usual. On Tuesday, 22 October 2024, the registration office in Bocholt will be open again at the usual times. Please note : Driving licence and...

Administrative offices closed on Monday

Opening hours for the Bocholt funfair

The big autumn fair is taking place in Bocholt next weekend. Some of the city council offices will therefore have different opening hours.

Administration closed on Thursday

The offices of the Bocholt city administration will be closed on Thursday, 3 October, due to the public holiday ("Day of German Unity").

Preparations for Aasee Festival underway

Friday lunchtime // Water analysis: lots of blue-green algae, no toxins

Bocholt - It all kicks off on Friday afternoon: the Bocholt Aasee Festival begins at 4pm. As a precautionary measure, the city of Bocholt has had the Aasee examined for blue-green algae by a hygiene institute this week. The preliminary result: although many blue-green algae were found, they did not form any toxins.

Azra Zürn to become the new head of social affairs in Bonn

Changeover on 1 January 2025 // Consultation on succession after the summer holidays

As the City of Bonn has now announced, EWIBO Managing Director Azra Zürn is to become the new Deputy Head of the Schools, Social Affairs and Youth Department of the City of Bonn. Zürn is to head the department from 1 January 2025.

The city of Bocholt congratulates Nina Oppel on her service anniversary

25 years with the city of Bocholt in the finance department

Nina Oppel is currently celebrating her 25th anniversary with the city of Bocholt.

Bocholt city administration available again after technical problems

The city administration of Bocholt is fully accessible again after technical problems were resolved. In the morning, a faulty update of a software component in use had led to worldwide IT failures, which also affected the city's systems.

Annual financial statements: municipal budget with a plus for 2023

Liquidity slightly increased compared to the previous year // Treasurer urges further savings

In the coming week, the city of Bocholt will present its annual financial statements for the city budget for 2023. Overall, the city can look back on a solid financial year - despite the difficult economic situation.