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Kleve or Kreis Kleve (Cleves in umwhile Inglis uise) is a Kreis (local-govrenment destrict) in northwastren North Rhine-Westphalie, Germany. Neeebourin destricts are Borken, Wesel, an Viersen in Germany, an the Dutch provinces o Limburg an Gelderland.
Kleve (Cleves) | |
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Destrict | |
Kintra | Germany |
State | North Rhine-Westphalie |
Adm. region | Düsseldorf |
Caipital | Kleve (Cleves) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,232.15 km2 (475.74 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2021)[1] | |
• Total | 314,676 |
• Density | 260/km2 (660/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | KLE |
Website | http://www.kreis-kleve.de |
The destrict in its present borders wis creatit in 1975 when the umwhile destrict o Kleve an Geldern wis mergit wi the Rees Destrict touns o Emmerich an Rees an the Moers Destrict municipality o Rheurdt.
The twa precursor destricts haed been creatit in 1816 when the whole o the Rhineland became a province o Prussia. Territorially they corresponded roughly tae the historic duchies o Cleves an Guelders.
The district is located in the lower valley of the Rhine, in the region where that river flows into the Netherlands.
The coat o airms, which wis grantit in 1983, combines the shields o the twa constituent duchies.
The dexter side depicts the emblem o the dukes o Cleves: On a red (gules) field a white (argent) escutcheon (shield shape) wi an aichtfauld fleur-de-lys (escarbuncle/metal shield reinforcement). The sinister side shows a gowden (or) lion (in rampant position) on a blue (azure) field (backgrund): the emblem o the dukes o Geldern.
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