Kevelaer

Kevelaer
The Basilica of Our Lady of Consolation
The Basilica of Our Lady of Consolation
Flag of Kevelaer
Coat of arms of Kevelaer
Location of Kevelaer within Kleve district
NetherlandsKrefeldBorken (district)Viersen (district)Wesel (district)Bedburg-HauEmmerich am RheinGeldernGochIssumKalkarKerkenKevelaerKleveKranenburgReesRheurdtStraelenUedemWachtendonkWeeze
Kevelaer is located in Germany
Kevelaer
Kevelaer
Kevelaer is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Kevelaer
Kevelaer
Coordinates: 51°35′N 06°15′E / 51.583°N 6.250°E / 51.583; 6.250
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDüsseldorf
DistrictKleve
Subdivisions5
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Dominik Pichler[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total100.6 km2 (38.8 sq mi)
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total28,466
 • Density280/km2 (730/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
47623, 47624, 47625, 47626, 47627
Dialling codes0 28 32
Vehicle registrationKLE, GEL
Websitewww.kevelaer.de

Kevelaer (Low Rhenish: Käwela) is a town in the district of Kleve, in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. It is the largest Catholic pilgrimage location within north-western Europe. Over one million Marian devotees, mostly from Germany and the Netherlands, visit the Basilica of Kevelaer every year to honour the Blessed Virgin Mary.[3] The population in 2019 was 28,021.

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
  3. ^ "City of Kevelaer".