Kleve
Kleve | |
|---|---|
Location of Kleve within Kleve district | |
| Coordinates: 51°47′24″N 06°08′24″E / 51.79000°N 6.14000°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Düsseldorf |
| District | Kleve |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Wolfgang Gebing (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 97.76 km2 (37.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 52,887 |
| • Density | 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 47533 |
| Dialling codes | 0 28 21 |
| Vehicle registration | KLE |
| Website | www.kleve.de |
Kleve (German pronunciation: [ˈkleːvə] ⓘ; traditional English: Cleves /kliːvz/ KLEEVZ; Dutch: Kleef [ˈkleːf] ⓘ; French: Clèves [klɛv]; 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.