Clenze
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Clenze within Lüchow-Dannenberg district
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Coordinates: 52°56′09″N 10°57′21″E / 52.93583°N 10.95583°E / 52.93583; 10.95583
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Lüchow-Dannenberg
Municipal assoc.	Lüchow (Wendland)
Subdivisions	26 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor	Uwe Schulz
Area
• Total	71.77 km2 (27.71 sq mi)
Elevation	25 m (82 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[1]
• Total	2,301
• Density	32/km2 (83/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	29459
Dialling codes	05844
Vehicle registration	DAN

Clenze is a municipality in the district Lüchow-Dannenberg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km northwest of Salzwedel, and 25 km east of Uelzen.

The Polabian name of Clenze is Klǫcka (spelled Cloontzka in older German reference material).

Up until November 1, 2006, Clenze was the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Clenze. It is now part of the Samtgemeinde Lüchow (Wendland).