Kleve

This article is about the North Rhine-Westphalia town. For other uses, see Kleve (disambiguation).

"Cleves" redirects here. For the duchy, see Duchy of Cleves. For other uses, see Cleve (disambiguation). For other uses, see Cleves (disambiguation).

Kleve
Town
Schwanenburg Castle
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Kleve within Kleve district
Location of Kleve
Kleve Location within Germany Kleve Location within North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 51°47′24″N 06°08′24″E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Düsseldorf
District	Kleve
Government
• Mayor (2025–30)	Markus Dahmen
Area
• Total	97.76 km2 (37.75 sq mi)
Elevation	12 m (39 ft)
Population  (2025-12-31)
• Total	53,094
• Density	543.1/km2 (1,407/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	47533
Dialling codes	0 28 21
Vehicle registration	KLE
Website	www.kleve.de

Kleve (German pronunciation: [ˈkleːvə] ^ⓘ; traditional English: Cleves /kliːvz/ KLEEVZ; Dutch: Kleef [ˈkleːf] ^ⓘ; French: Clèves [klɛv]; Spanish: Cléveris; Latin: Clivia; Low Rhenish: Kleff) is a town in the Lower Rhine region of northwestern Germany near the Dutch border and the River Rhine. From the 11th century onwards, Cleves was capital of a county and later a duchy. Today, Cleves is the capital of the district of Kleve in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The city is home to one of the campuses of the Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences.