Straelen is a municipality in the district of Cleves, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located near the border with the Netherlands, about 10 kilometers northeast of Venlo.
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Sources
1. Straelen (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 16,454 (2025)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 51.45, longitude 6.266667
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 35 m
P2046 (area)
area 74.0 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 16454 (2025)
View the Source2. Straelen (Wikipedia)
Source text, founding-year-range-start: 1063
Straelen was first mentioned in Latin as Strala in 1063.
Source text, founding-year-range-end: 1063
Straelen was first mentioned in Latin as Strala in 1063.
Source text, founding-year: 1063
Straelen was first mentioned in Latin as Strala in 1063.
- In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
On Continent: Europe, Lead paragraph names Germany; continent follows from the atlas record for Germany
is a municipality in the district of Cleves, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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