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Kleve (district)

Field	Value
name	Kleve
Cleves
state	North Rhine-Westphalia
image_flag	Flagge Kreis Kleve.svg
image_coa	DEU Kreis Kleve COA.svg
capital	Kleve (Cleves)
regierungsbezirk	Düsseldorf
area	1,232.15
Kreisschlüssel	05154
district_admin	Christoph Gerwers
admin_party	CDU
coordinates
carsign	KLE, GEL
url	kreis-kleve.de
map

Cleves 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

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

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

Coat of arms

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

Towns (Städte)	Municipalities (Gemeinden)

Gallery of churches in Kleve

Bimmen, die Sankt Martinuskirche Dm34 IMG 7924 2020-11-07 14.13.jpg|Bimmen, St. Martin Düffelward - katholische St.-Mauritius-Kirche - panoramio.jpg|Düffelward, St. Maurice Griethausen imp 104.JPG|Griethausen, St. Martin Keeken, katholieke kerk foto4 2011-02-09 15.23.JPG|Keeken, St. Mariae Himmelfahrt Keeken, die evangelische Kirche Dm47 foto4 2015-10-26 11.55.jpg|Keeken, Reformed church Kleve-Kellen St. Willibrord PM18-01.jpg|Kellen, St. Willibrord Kleve Stiftskirche 01.jpg|Kleve, St. Mariae Himmelfahrt Sankt Anna.jpg|Materborn, St. Anna Rindern, Sankt Willibrordkirche foto8 2011-02-09 14.50.JPG|Rindern, St. Willibrord Evangelische Kirche (Schenkenschanz) PM2011.JPG|Schenkenschanz, Reformed church

References

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