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Straelen
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Straelen within Kleve district
Straelen Show map of Germany Straelen Show map of North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 51°27′00″N 06°16′00″E / 51.45000°N 6.26667°E / 51.45000; 6.26667
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Düsseldorf
District	Kleve
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Bernd Kuse
Area
• Total	74 km (29 sq mi)
Elevation	35 m (115 ft)
Population
• Total	16,365
• Density	220/km (570/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※

Straelen was first mentioned in Latin as Strala in 1063.

References※

1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

External links※

• Official website (in German)

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