Kalkar

Kalkar
Marktplatz in Kalkar
Marktplatz in Kalkar
Coat of arms of Kalkar
Location of Kalkar within Kleve district
NetherlandsKrefeldBorken (district)Viersen (district)Wesel (district)Bedburg-HauEmmerich am RheinGeldernGochIssumKalkarKerkenKevelaerKleveKranenburgReesRheurdtStraelenUedemWachtendonkWeeze
Kalkar is located in Germany
Kalkar
Kalkar
Kalkar is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Kalkar
Kalkar
Coordinates: 51°44′20″N 6°17′33″E / 51.73889°N 6.29250°E / 51.73889; 6.29250
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDüsseldorf
DistrictKleve
Subdivisions13
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Britta Schulz[1]
Area
 • Total88.2 km2 (34.1 sq mi)
Elevation
14 m (46 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total14,199
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
47546
Dialling codes0 28 24
Vehicle registrationKLE
Websitewww.kalkar.de

Kalkar (German: [ˈkalkaːɐ̯] is a municipality in the district of Kleve, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located near the Rhine, approx. 10 km south-east of Cleves. The catholic church St. Nicolai has preserved one of the most significant sacral inventories from the late Middle Ages in Germany.

  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.