Kleve (; traditional ; ; ; ; ; Low Rhenish: Kleff) 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 Kleve 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. Territory of the municipality In addition to the inner city, the territory of Kleve comprises fourteen villages and populated places: Bimmen, Brienen, Donsbrüggen, Düffelward, Griethausen, Keeken, Kellen, Materborn, Reichswalde, Rindern, Salmorth, Schenkenschanz, Warbeyen and Wardhausen. History The name Kleff probably derives from Middle Dutch clef, clif 'cliff, bluff', referring to the promontory on which the Schwanenburg castle was constructed. Since the city's coat of arms displays three clover leaves (German Klee, Low German Kliev), the city's name is sometimes linked by folk etymology to the clover, but the corresponding Dutch word is klaver. The Schwanenburg Castle, which was the residence of the Dukes of Cleves, stands on a steep hill. It is located at the northern terminus of the Kermisdahl where it joins with the Spoykanal, which was previously an important transportation link to the Rhine. The old castle has a massive tower, the Schwanenturm high, that is associated in legend with the Knight of the Swan, immortalized in Richard Wagner's Lohengrin.

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Kleve (; traditional ; ; ; ; ; Low Rhenish: Kleff) 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 Kleve 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.

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Kleve across IJR

In the Arcade

Landgrab: Heinrich von der Mark-Kleve EditionPaint the map. Hold the line. Take the world. Now starring the Heinrich von der Mark-Kleve parody.Landgrab: Jutta von der Mark-Kleve EditionPaint the map. Hold the line. Take the world. Now starring the Jutta von der Mark-Kleve parody.Landgrab: Dietrich von der Mark-Kleve EditionPaint the map. Hold the line. Take the world. Now starring the Dietrich von der Mark-Kleve parody.

Studio characters

Margaret von KleveThe late-night sketch version — live in your chat.Eberhard von KleveThe version your group chat keeps imagining.Dietrich von der Mark-KleveThe Peerage person ID=43013 with nowhere else to be today.

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