Straelen

Straelen
Straelen
Town
	Coat of arms
	Location of Straelen within Kleve district
	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 (2023-12-31)
• Total	16,544
• 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.

History

Historical affiliations

County of Guelders 1118–1339
Duchy of Guelders 1339–1393
Duchy of Jülich 1393–1423
Duchy of Guelders 1423–1543
Habsburg Netherlands 1543–1556
Spanish Netherlands 1556–1632
Dutch Republic 1632–1635
Spanish Netherlands 1635–1713
Kingdom of Prussia 1713–1794
French Republic 1794–1804
French Empire 1804–1814
Kingdom of Prussia 1815–1871
German Empire 1871–1918
Weimar Republic 1919–1933
Nazi Germany 1933–1945
Allied-occupied Germany 1945–1949
West Germany 1949–1990
Germany 1990–present