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Cleves (; ; ; ), 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 Cleves 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.
Kleve (Cleves in English use) or Kreis Kleve 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.
Kleve may refer to the following places in Germany:
- Kleve, a town in North Rhine-Westphalia
- Kleve, Dithmarschen, a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, Schleswig-Holstein
- Kleve, Steinburg, a municipality in the district of Steinburg, Schleswig-Holstein
- Kleve (district), local government district in northwestern North Rhine-Westphalia
- Cleve (disambiguation)
Regierungsbezirk Kleve (or Cleves) was a Regierungsbezirk, or government region, of the Prussian Province of Jülich-Cleves-Berg.
The creation of the administrative region was decreed on April 30, 1815; it became active on 22 April 1816. Regierungsbezirk Kleve was incorporated into Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf on 22 June 1822.