Everything about Kleve District totally explained
Kleve (district) or
Kreis Kleve (
Cleves in former English use) is a
Kreis (local-government district) in northwestern
North Rhine-Westphalia,
Germany. Neighbouring districts are
Borken,
Wesel, and
Viersen in Germany, and the
Dutch provinces of
Limburg and
Gelderland.
History
The district in its present borders was created in
1975 when the former district of Kleve and Geldern was merged with the Rees District towns of
Emmerich and
Rees and the Moers District municipality of
Rheurdt.
The two precursor districts had been created in
1816 when the whole of the Rhineland became a province of
Prussia. Territorially they corresponded roughly to the historic duchies of
Cleves and
Guelders.
Geography
The district is located in the lower valley of the Rhine, in the region where that river flows into the
Netherlands.
Coat of arms
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The dexter side which is their right, your left if facing the shield depicts the emblem of the dukes of Cleves: On a red (gules)field a white (argent) escutcheon (shield shape) with an eight-fold fleur-de-lys (escarbuncle/metal shield reinforcement). The sinister side which is their left and your right shows a golden (Or) lion (in rampant position) on a blue (azure) field (background): the emblem of the dukes of Geldern.
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