Kevelaer
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  Kevelaer | ||
Location of Kevelaer within Kleve district 
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| Coordinates: 51°35′0″N 06°15′0″E / 51.58333°N 6.25000°ECoordinates: 51°35′0″N 06°15′0″E / 51.58333°N 6.25000°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| Admin. region | Düsseldorf | |
| District | Kleve | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Axel Stibi (CDU) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 100.6 km2 (38.8 sq mi) | |
| Population (2013-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 27,635 | |
| • Density | 270/km2 (710/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 47623 47627 | |
| Dialling codes | 0 28 32 | |
| Vehicle registration | KLE | |
| Website | www.kevelaer.de | |
Kevelaer is a municipality in the district of Kleve, in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. It is the best visited Catholic pilgrimage location within north-western Europe. More than 800,000 pilgrims, mostly from Germany and the Netherlands, visit Kevelaer every year to honour the Virgin Mary. The population (as of 2011) is 28,873.
The town participates in international town twinning and it has twinned with Bury St. Edmunds, in the United Kingdom. In the Middle Ages, Bury was also an important place of pilgrimage.
References
- ↑ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen". Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW (in German). 4 September 2014.
External links
- Official site
- “Build Me A Chapel On This Spot”
- "Welcome to Pilgrimage centre of Kevelaer". Wallfahrtsleitung Kevelaer. Retrieved 2013-09-26.
- "The Pilgrimage Site of Kevelaer". Unverwechselbar Kevelaer. Retrieved 2013-09-26.
Basilica
Kevelaerer picture of Grace
Chapel
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