Straelen

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Straelen
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Straelen
Straelen (Germany)
Straelen
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Düsseldorf
District Kleve
Mayor Johannes Giesen (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 74 km² (28.6 sq mi)
Elevation 35 m  (115 ft)
Population 15,501  (30/06/2005)
 - Density 209 /km² (543 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate KLE
Postal code 47638
Area codes 02834 & 02839
Website www.straelen.de

Coordinates: 51°27′00″N 06°16′00″E / 51.45, 6.266667

Straelen (IPA[ˈʃtʁaːlən]) 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.

Straelen was first mentioned in Latin as Strala in 1063.

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