Straelen
Straelen | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Straelen
within Kleve district | |
Location of Straelen | |
Straelen Straelen | |
| Coordinates: 51°27′00″N 06°16′00″E / 51.45000°N 6.26667°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Düsseldorf |
| District | Kleve |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Bernd Kuse |
| Area | |
• Total | 74 km2 (29 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31) | |
• Total | 16,458 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (580/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 47638 |
| Dialling codes | 02834 & 02839 |
| Vehicle registration | KLE |
| Website | www.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.