Kleve (district)

Kleve
Cleves
District
Flag of Kleve Cleves
Flag
Coat of arms of Kleve Cleves
Coat of arms
Map
Coordinates: 51°40′N 6°15′E / 51.667°N 6.250°E / 51.667; 6.250
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Adm. regionDüsseldorf
CapitalKleve (Cleves)
Government
 • District admin.Christoph Gerwers (CDU)
Area
 • Total1,232.15 km2 (475.74 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2023)[1]
 • Total321,491
 • Density260/km2 (680/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationKLE, GEL
Websitekreis-kleve.de

Kleve (Cleves in English use) or Kreis Kleve is a Kreis (local-government district) in the Lower Rhine region of northwestern North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighbouring districts are Borken, Wesel, and Viersen in Germany, and the Dutch provinces of Limburg and Gelderland.

History

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The district in its current borders was created in 1975 when the former district of Kleve and Geldern was merged with the Rees District towns of Emmerich and Rees and the Moers District municipality of Rheurdt.

The two precursor districts had been created in 1816 when the whole of the Rhineland became a province of Prussia. Territorially they corresponded roughly to the historic Duchies of Cleves and Guelders.

Geography

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The district is located in the lower valley of the Rhine, in the region where that river flows into the Netherlands.

Coat of arms

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The coat of arms, which was granted in 1983, combines the shields of the two constituent duchies.

The dexter side depicts the emblem of the dukes of Cleves: On a red (gules) field a white (argent) escutcheon (shield shape) with an eightfold fleur-de-lys (escarbuncle/metal shield reinforcement). The sinister side shows a golden (or) lion (in rampant position) on a blue (azure) field (background): the emblem of the dukes of Geldern.

Towns and municipalities

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NetherlandsKrefeldBorken (district)Viersen (district)Wesel (district)Bedburg-HauEmmerich am RheinGeldernGochIssumKalkarKerkenKevelaerKleveKranenburgReesRheurdtStraelenUedemWachtendonkWeeze
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district
Towns (Städte) Municipalities (Gemeinden)
  1. Emmerich am Rhein
  2. Geldern
  3. Goch
  4. Kalkar
  5. Kevelaer
  6. Kleve (Cleves)
  7. Rees
  8. Straelen
  1. Bedburg-Hau
  2. Issum
  3. Kerken
  4. Kranenburg
  5. Rheurdt
  6. Uedem
  7. Wachtendonk
  8. Weeze
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  • Bimmen, St. Martin
    Bimmen, St. Martin
  • Düffelward, St. Maurice
    Düffelward, St. Maurice
  • Griethausen, St. Martin
    Griethausen, St. Martin
  • Keeken, St. Mariae Himmelfahrt
    Keeken, St. Mariae Himmelfahrt
  • Keeken, Reformed church
    Keeken, Reformed church
  • Kellen, St. Willibrord
    Kellen, St. Willibrord
  • Kleve, St. Mariae Himmelfahrt
    Kleve, St. Mariae Himmelfahrt
  • Materborn, St. Anna
    Materborn, St. Anna
  • Rindern, St. Willibrord
    Rindern, St. Willibrord
  • Schenkenschanz, Reformed church
    Schenkenschanz, Reformed church

References

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  1. ^ "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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