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ID: 7012313
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Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Cleves (inhabited place)  Cleves (inhabited place)

Coordinates:
Lat: 51 47 00 N  degrees minutes   Lat: 51.7833  decimal degrees
Long: 006 09 00 E  degrees minutes   Long: 6.1500  decimal degrees

Note: The city of Cleves is located in the northwestern German state of North Rhine-Westphalia near the Dutch border. It is connected with Rhine river by the Spoy Canal. Ruled by the counts of Cleves from the 11th century, it was chartered in 1242, passed to the counts of La Marck in 1368. In 1417 it became the seat of a duchy, and took possession of the duchies of Berg and Jülich. Anne of Cleves, the daughter of a duke of Cleves, became the fourth wife of Henry VIII of England. Cleves passed to Brandenburg in 1614, briefly to France during the Revolution and Napoleonic Wars, then to Prussia in 1815. World War II caused it severe damage, but some historical structures remain. The Swan's Castle, the former ducal residence and related in legend to the story of the knight Lohengrin serves now as a law court; its two towers date from 1429 and 1440. There are also the Collegiate Church built between 1341 and 1426, and the Minorite Church built in 1327. The city's industries include garment and chemicals manufacture, food processing, and tourism. The population estimate for 004 was 49,200.

Names:
Kleve (preferred,C,V,German,U,N)
Cleve (C,V,German,U,N)
Kleef (C,O,Dutch,U,N)
Cleves (C,O,English-P,U,N)
Clèves (C,O,French,U,N)
Cleeve (NA,V)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Europe (continent)  ....  Europe (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of Germany (nation)  ........  Germany (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of North Rhine-Westphalia (state)  ............  North Rhine-Westphalia (state) (P)
Hierarchy of Cleves (inhabited place)  ................  Cleves (inhabited place) (P)

Place Types:
inhabited place (preferred, C)  ............  was important center by 11th century
city (C)
manufacturing center (C)  ............  produces footwear, clothing, chemicals, and processed food
tourist center (C)  ............  noted for castle Schwanenburg that is associated with the legend of Lohengrin, and other sites
ducal residence (H)  ............  from 1417, with duchies of Jülich and Berg from 1521; Duke John was father of Anne of Cleves, wife of Henry VIII of England
noble seat (H)  ............  of counts of Cleves from 11th century

Sources and Contributors:
Cleeve..........  [VP]
.................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-)
Cleve..........  [VP]
..............  Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988) 6:908
..............  NGA/NIMA database (2003-)
Clèves..........  [VP]
.................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) 617
Cleves..........  [BHA, GRLPSC, VP]
.................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-)
.................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984)
Kleef..........  [VP]
..............  Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988) 6: 908
Kleve..........  [BHA, GRLPSC, VP Preferred]
..............  Canby, Historic Places (1984) I1:483
..............  Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer (1961)
..............  Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-2014) "Kleve." http://www.search.eb.com/eb/article?tocId=9045750&query=Kleve&ct=eb (27 Nov. 2004)
..............  Müllers Deutsches Ortsbuch (1988)
..............  NGA/NIMA database (2003-)
..............  Times Atlas of the World (1994) 102
..............  USBGN: Foreign Gazetteers
..............  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984)
Subject: .....  [BHA, GRLPSC, VP]
..................  Canby, Historic Places (1984) I1:483
..................  Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer (1961)
..................  Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988) 6:908; 6: 908
..................  Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-2014) "Kleve." http://www.search.eb.com/eb/article?tocId=9045750&query=Kleve&ct=eb (27 Nov. 2004)
..................  Müllers Deutsches Ortsbuch (1988)
..................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-) -1808962
..................  Times Atlas of the World (1994) 102
..................  USBGN: Foreign Gazetteers
..................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984)
..................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) 617
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
..........  Canby, Historic Places (1984) 1:483
..........  Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-2014) "Kleve." http://www.search.eb.com/eb/article?tocId=9045750&query=Kleve&ct=eb (27 Nov. 2004)
..........  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) 617
..........  World Gazetteer [online] (1990-2006) (27 Nov, 2004)

 

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