Kevelaer
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Kevelaer | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
 |
  |
| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
|---|---|
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Düsseldorf |
| District | Kleve |
| Town subdivisions | 5 |
| Mayor | Axel Stibi (CDU) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 100.6 km² (38.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 20 m (66 ft) |
| Population | 28,010 (30/09/2006) |
| - Density | 278 /km² (721 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | KLE |
| Postal codes | 47623 47627 |
| Area codes | 0 28 32 |
| Website | www.kevelaer.de |
Kevelaer is a municipality in the district of Kleve, in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. It is the best visited Catholic pilgrimage location within north-western Europe. More than 800,000 pilgrims, mostly from Germany and the Netherlands, visit Kevelaer every year to honor the Virgin Mary.
The town participates in international town twinning and it has twinned with Bury St. Edmunds, in the United Kingdom. In the Middle Ages, Bury was also an important place of pilgrimage.
[edit] External links
- Official site (German)
- “Build Me A Chapel On This Spot”
- Pilgrimage centre of Kevelaer
- Build me a chapel! (Dutch)
- Kevelaer Basilica
- Kevelaer Basilica
 |
This North Rhine-Westphalia location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
|
|||||||
