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Wankum is a part of Wachtendonk in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Its location, near the A40 autobahn close to the border with The Netherlands, is infamous with British motorists who pass the sign to the Wankum exit shortly after entering Germany and view the name with amusement (sometimes photographing it) due to its two syllables in written appearance. The first is a British slang term for masturbation and the second may be delivered in speech as a colloquial version of them. Wankum is not far from the municipality called Titz. At one time, probably the most used petrol station in Germany was in Wankum. British troops serving in Germany may purchase a ration of fuel coupons to buy discounted fuel. However, these coupons are only redeemable at certain petrol stations (Shell, BP and Aral). Wankum was the last station before the Dutch border to accept petrol coupons; however they no longer do.

Grift is a drainage canal of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It discharges into the Ponter Dondert near Geldern. It is part of the Fossa Eugeniana, a planned 17th century canal that was to connect the Meuse near Venlo with the Rhine near Rheinberg.

The Nette is a small river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, a left tributary of the Niers. It rises near Dülken, a borough of Viersen. The Nette flows through Viersen-Boisheim and Nettetal before reaching the Niers in Wachtendonk. Its total length is 28 kilometres (17 mi); its drainage area is 166 km2 (64 sq mi).

Wachtendonk at the confluence of Niers River and Nette River is a municipality in the district of Kleve in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located west of the Rhine half way between Duisburg and Venlo at the Dutch border. Its name means 'bailiff's Donk'.

Arcen en Velden (Dutch: [ˈɑrsə(n) ɛn ˈvɛldə(n)] ; Limburgish: Árse en Velde) is a former town and former municipality in the southeastern Netherlands, now part of the municipality and city of Venlo. It is situated in the province of Limburg.

The Venlo incident, was a covert operation carried out by the German Nazi Party's Sicherheitsdienst (SD) on 9 November 1939, which resulted in the capture of two British Secret Intelligence Service agents five metres (16 ft) from the German border, on the outskirts of the Dutch city of Venlo.: 14–47 The incident was later used by the German government to link Britain to Georg Elser's failed assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler at the Bürgerbräukeller in Munich, on 8 November 1939, and to help justify Germany's invasion of the Netherlands (then a neutral country) on 10 May 1940.

Arcen (Dutch: [ˈɑrsə(n)] ; Limburgish: Árse) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. In 2010, it became part of the municipality of Venlo. Previously, it had been part of the municipality of Arcen en Velden and the seat of the town hall (gemeentehuis). In 2001, Arcen had 1884 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.39 km2, and contained 747 residences.In December 2009, the last month before merging with the city of Venlo, the municipality of Arcen en Velden had 8671 inhabitants.Its location on the river Maas (Meuse) makes it a popular tourist attraction. It is wedged in between Germany in the east and the river Maas in the west. National Park de Hamert lies just north of Arcen. Historic buildings include the 'Schanstoren' (Schans Tower) and the castle as well as century old houses in the village itself. The town hall is of a Traditionalist 20th century design by A.J. Kropholler while the church was designed in a similar style by H.W. Valk. Outside the centre are the Hertog Jan beer brewery and the 'De IJsvogel' distillery, which is located in a historic water mill and produces jenever (gin), bitters and liquors. Near Arcen lies the only preserved fortress built to protect the Fossa Eugeniana, a canal built between 1625 and 1629 to connect the rivers Rhine and Maas. Arcen has a thermal bath and various holiday parks. Arcen's 'Kasteeltuinen' (castle gardens) went bankrupt in 2012. Arcen is the birthplace of former Dutch soccer international Stan Valckx.

Bong (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɔŋ], Limburgish: [ˈbɔŋ]) is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Venlo, about 2 km north of Velden, Limburg.

Lomm (Dutch: [ˈlɔm]; Limburgish: Lóm [ˈlʊm]) is a small village in the municipality of Venlo, the Netherlands, seven kilometres to the north of Venlo. There were 1,035 inhabitants in 2021.

Castle Haag (German: Schloss Haag) was a moated castle in the Rhineland region of Germany. It is located in Geldern in the district of Kleve, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is owned by the Van Hoensbroeck family.

Velden (Dutch: [ˈvɛldə(n)] ; Limburgish: Velde) is a village in the municipality of Venlo (5,085 inhabitants) in Limburg, Netherlands.

Lottum is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Horst aan de Maas.