and Düsseldorf main station started. Notable people Melchior von Diepenbrock (1798–1853), 1845 Prince-Bishop of Breslau, 1848 Member of the Frankfurt Parliament, 1850 cardinal Jeanette Wolf (1888–1976), city council (SPD) 1919–32, persecution as a Jew and a Social Democrat from 1933 to 1945, city council of Berlin 1946 -1951, MP from 1952 to 1961, member of the Central Council of Jews in Germany Hermann von Bönninghausen (1888–1919), athlete and Olympian in 1908 and 1912 Josef "Jupp" Elting (born 1944), football keeper from 1962 to 1980 at 1. FC Bocholt, then in the Bundesliga from 1964 to 1974 with Schalke 04 and 1. FC Kaiserslautern Karl-Heinz Petzinka (born 1956), architect and Rector of the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf Jutta Niehaus (born 1964), cyclist Peter Hyballa (born 1975), football coach, currently at Dunajská Streda Carlo Ljubek (born 1976), actor, currently engagement at Cologne Theatre Benjamin Weigelt (born 1982), footballer, currently at Rot-Weiß Oberhausen Simon Terodde (born 1988), professional football player, currently at Schalke 04 Phil Bauhaus (born 1994), professional road race cyclist, currently with Team Sunweb Benjamin Henrichs (born 1997), professional football player, currently at RB Leipzig International relations Since 1978 students from Bocholt have participated in an exchange program with students from Canton, Massachusetts. Twin towns – sister cities Bocholt is twinned with: Aurillac, France Bocholt, Belgium Rossendale, England, United Kingdom Friendly cities Bocholt has friendly relations with: Akmenė, Lithuania Wuxi, China See also Bocholt Cross References External links Map of Bocholt Borken (district) Members of the Hanseatic League