Kleve

Summary

Kleve is a district capital^[1]. Kleve has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Kleve was a member of association for pedestrian and bicycle-friendly cities, townships and districts in North Rhine Westphalia^[3].
• Kleve was a member of Städte- und Gemeindebund Nordrhein-Westfalen^[4].
• Kleve is located in Kleve^[5].
• Kleve is in the country of Germany^[6].
• Kleve is on the body of water Rhine^[7].
• Kleve's head of government is recorded as Marcus Dahmen^[8].
• Kleve's instance of is recorded as district capital^[9].
• Kleve's instance of is recorded as medium-sized district town^[10].
• Kleve's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany^[11].
• Kleve's shares border with is recorded as Goch^[12].
• Kleve's shares border with is recorded as Bedburg-Hau^[13].
• Kleve's shares border with is recorded as Kranenburg^[14].
• Kleve's shares border with is recorded as Kalkar^[15].
• Kleve's shares border with is recorded as Emmerich am Rhein^[16].
• Kleve's shares border with is recorded as Millingen aan de Rijn^[17].
• Kleve's shares border with is recorded as Rijnwaarden^[18].
• Kleve's founder is recorded as Dietrich V, Count of Cleves^[19].
• Kleve's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Materborn^[20].
• Kleve's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Reichswalde^[21].
• Kleve's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Rindern^[22].
• Kleve's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Schenkenschanz^[23].
• Kleve's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Warbeyen^[24].
• Kleve's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bimmen^[25].
• Kleve's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Brienen^[26].
• Kleve's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Donsbrüggen^[27].

Body

Geography

Kleve is in the country of Germany^[6]. Kleve is located in Kleve^[5]. Kleve is on the body of water Rhine^[7].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+48802'}^[28], {'amount': '+25040'}^[29], {'amount': '+51320'}^[30], {'amount': '+44043'}^[31], {'amount': '+51845'}^[32], and {'amount': '+52470'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include district capital^[9], medium-sized district town^[10], and urban municipality in Germany^[11].

History and Context

1092 marks the founding of Kleve^[34].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kleve include Kleve^[35], a rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia^[36], in Germany^[37], founded in 1816^[38] and Province of Jülich-Cleves-Berg^[39], a provinces of Prussia^[40], in Prussia^[41], founded in 1815^[42].

Why It Matters

Kleve has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Kleve is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

Entities named for Kleve include Kleve^[35], a rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia^[36], in Germany^[37], founded in 1816^[38] and Province of Jülich-Cleves-Berg^[39], a provinces of Prussia^[40], in Prussia^[41], founded in 1815^[42].