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Kleve

Kleve
Kleve
Schwanenburg Castle
Flag of Kleve
Coat of arms of Kleve
Location of Kleve within Kleve district
NetherlandsKrefeldBorken (district)Viersen (district)Wesel (district)Bedburg-HauEmmerich am RheinGeldernGochIssumKalkarKerkenKevelaerKleveKranenburgReesRheurdtStraelenUedemWachtendonkWeeze
Kleve is located in Germany
Kleve
Kleve
Kleve is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Kleve
Kleve
Coordinates: 51°47′24″N 06°08′24″E / 51.79000°N 6.14000°E / 51.79000; 6.14000
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDüsseldorf
DistrictKleve
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Wolfgang Gebing[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total
97.79 km2 (37.76 sq mi)
Elevation
12 m (39 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
53,458
 • Density550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
47533
Dialling codes0 28 21
Vehicle registrationKLE
Websitewww.kleve.de

Kleve (German: [ˈkleːfə] ; traditional English: Cleves /klvz/ KLEEVZ; Dutch: Kleef; French: Clèves; Spanish: Cléveris; Latin: Clivia; Low Rhenish: Kleff) is a town in the Lower Rhine region of northwestern Germany near the Dutch border and the River Rhine. From the 11th century onwards, Cleves was capital of a county and later a duchy. Today, Cleves is the capital of the district of Kleve in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The city is home to one of the campuses of the Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences.

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.

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