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Kevelaer | |
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 The Basilica of Our Lady of Consolation | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Kevelaer within Kleve district  | |
  Kevelaer  Kevelaer | |
| Coordinates: 51°35′N 06°15′E / 51.583°N 6.250°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Düsseldorf |
| District | Kleve |
| Subdivisions | 5 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Dominik Pichler[1] (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 100.6 km2 (38.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 28,466 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (730/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 47623, 47624, 47625, 47626, 47627 |
| Dialling codes | 0 28 32 |
| Vehicle registration | KLE, GEL |
| Website | www.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.
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "City of Kevelaer".