What is Kleve?
[[File:Kleve in KLE.svg|thumb|Location of Kleve in the Kleve Rural District, and in North Rhine-Westphalia]] [[File:DEU Kleve Flag.svg|thumb|150px|Flag]] [[File:DEU Kleve COA.svg|thumb|100px|Coat of arms]] '''Kleve''' ([[Low Rhenish]]: ''Kleef'' or ''Cleves'' in English) is the capital of the [[Kleve Rural District]], [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], [[Germany]]. It had about 52,000 people in 2021. It was also the capital of the [[Duchy of Cleves]] (disestablished in 1795). Kleve lies on the south bank of the [[Rhine]] river and borders the province of [[Gelderland]] in the [[Netherlands]]. Partly on Kleve territory lies the [[Klever Reichswald]], an ancient forest dating from the Middle Ages. == Related pages == * [[Bimmen]], a hamlet of Kleve == Other websites == * {{Official website}} {{in lang|de}} {{Commonscat}} {{Authority control}} {{multistub|Geography|Europe}} [[Category:Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia]] [[Category:Kleve (district)]]