Danny42C
"Does anyone know what lies behind the name of "GEILENKIRCHEN" ?
From the town's web site here:
https://www.geilenkirchen.de/en/the-city/history/
>Geilenkirchen is the place where Gelo, a independent Frank, once built a castle and a church. The name Geilenkirchen has been on record since 1170 (the oldest forms of the name being: Gelenkirken & Gelenkirchen). It is likely that there was a settlement of some kind at the spot well before this date.<
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