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Kleve

 
Dictionary: Kle·ve   (klā'və) pronunciation also Cleves
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(klēvz)

A city of west-central Germany west-southwest of Münster. It was the seat of a historical duchy and passed subsequently to Brandenburg, Prussia, France, and Prussia again. Population: 49,100.

 

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Kleve (klēv), Cleve or Eng. Cleves, city (1994 pop. 44,780), North Rhine-Westphalia, W Germany, near the Dutch border. Tourism is important in the city, and its manufactures include foodstuffs, clothing, and chemical products. It is a rail junction and popular resort. Among its noteworthy buildings are the collegiate church (14th-15th cent.), which contains the tombs of the dukes of Kleve, and the 11th-century Schwanenburg [Ger.,=swans' castle], which is associated with the legend of Lohengrin. Kleve was the capital of the former Duchy of Cleves.

 
 

 

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