Straelen
Straelen | |
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| File:Straelen, kerk vanaf centraal plein foto1 2010-05-05 18.10.JPG | |
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Coat of arms of Straelen Coat of arms | |
Location of Straelen within Kleve district | |
| Coordinates: 51°27′00″N 06°16′00″E / 51.45000°N 6.26667°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Düsseldorf |
| District | Kleve |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Bernd Kuse[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 74 km2 (29 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 16,544 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (580/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 47638 |
| Dialling codes | 02834 & 02839 |
| Vehicle registration | KLE |
| Website | www.straelen.de |
Straelen (German pronunciation: [ˈʃtʁaːlən]; Low Rhenish: Strale) is a municipality in the district of Cleves, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located near the border with the Netherlands, approx. 10 km north-east of Venlo. Twinning : Bayon in Meurthe-et-Moselle (France), since 7 July 1963.
History
File:Armoiries Gueldre.svg County of Guelders 1118–1339
File:Armoiries Gueldre.svg Duchy of Guelders 1339–1393
File:Arms of Flanders.svg Duchy of Jülich 1393–1423
File:Guelders-Jülich Arms.svg Duchy of Guelders 1423–1543
File:Flag of the Low Countries.svg Habsburg Netherlands 1543–1556
File:Flag of the Low Countries.svg Spanish Netherlands 1556–1632
File:Statenvlag.svg Dutch Republic 1632–1635
File:Flag of the Low Countries.svg Spanish Netherlands 1635–1713
File:Flag of the Kingdom of Prussia (1750-1801).svg Kingdom of Prussia 1713–1794
File:Flag of France (1794-1815).svg French Republic 1794–1804
File:Flag of France (1794-1815).svg French Empire 1804–1814
File:Flag of the Kingdom of Prussia (1803-1892).svg Kingdom of Prussia 1815–1871
File:Flag of the German Empire.svg German Empire 1871–1918
File:Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Weimar Republic 1919–1933
File:Flag of Germany (1935–1945).svg Nazi Germany 1933–1945
File:Flag of Germany (1946-1949).svg Allied-occupied Germany 1945–1949
File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany 1949–1990
File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 1990–present
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Straelen was first mentioned in Latin as Strala in 1063.
References
- ↑ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
- ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in Deutsch). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
External links
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