Straelen

Straelen
Town
Coat of arms of Straelen
Coat of arms
Location of Straelen within Kleve district
NetherlandsKrefeldBorken (district)Viersen (district)Wesel (district)Bedburg-HauEmmerich am RheinGeldernGochIssumKalkarKerkenKevelaerKleveKranenburgReesRheurdtStraelenUedemWachtendonkWeeze
Straelen is located in Germany
Straelen
Straelen
Straelen is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Straelen
Straelen
Coordinates: 51°27′00″N 06°16′00″E / 51.45000°N 6.26667°E / 51.45000; 6.26667
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDüsseldorf
DistrictKleve
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Bernd Kuse[1]
Area
 • Total74 km2 (29 sq mi)
Elevation
35 m (115 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total16,232
 • Density220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
47638
Dialling codes02834 & 02839
Vehicle registrationKLE
Websitewww.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

Historical affiliations

County of Guelders 1118–1339
Duchy of Guelders 1339–1393
Duchy of Jülich 1393–1423
Duchy of Guelders 1423–1543
Habsburg Netherlands 1543–1556
Spanish Netherlands 1556–1632
 Dutch Republic 1632–1635
Spanish Netherlands 1635–1713
 Kingdom of Prussia 1713–1794
French Republic 1794–1804
French Empire 1804–1814
 Kingdom of Prussia 1815–1871
 German Empire 1871–1918
 Weimar Republic 1919–1933
 Nazi Germany 1933–1945
 Allied-occupied Germany 1945–1949
 West Germany 1949–1990
 Germany 1990–present

Straelen was first mentioned in Latin as Strala in 1063.

Herongen, church: die Sankt Amanduskirche

References

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2022.

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