Straelen (;
Low Rhenish: ''Strale'') is a municipality in the
district of Cleves, in
North Rhine-Westphalia
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,
Germany
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. It is located near the border with the
Netherlands
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, approx. 10 km north-east of
Venlo
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.
Twinning :
Bayon in Meurthe-et-Moselle (France), since 7 July 1963.
History
Straelen was first mentioned in Latin as Strala in 1063.
References
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Kleve (district)
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