Straelen

Straelen
Coat of arms of Straelen
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
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total16,544
 • Density220/km2 (580/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.

  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.