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Kleve Travel Guide: 24 reviews and 78 photos

The Swan-borough dominating Kleve-town - Kleve

Pictoresque town with a great history

The ducy of Kleve was for centuries in conflict with the one from Gelre (ruled from Arnhem). At one time the borders of the ducy even stretched out into the Betuwe (riverlands) and had "Huessen" (see my "Huissen"-page) as outpost, just a few kilometres from the gates of Arnhem.

Kleve is a place that connects close to the Lohengrin / Swan-knight saga, which will of course be mentioned in my tips about this old German town.

As soon as we go shopping here again (they have this neat little Russian store here) I will shoot some more pictures and tell you all aboutnderful german town, just across our borders to the East.

Intro Updated May 31, 2003
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View over the roofs of inner-Kleve to the Kur-park - Kleve

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Scemes of the main shoppingstreet in Kleve - Kleve

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Courthouse and church, behind statue of Siegfried - Kleve

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Written May 31, 2003

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A trip around the swan-castle of Kleve

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vichatherly Sep 3, 2009 at 1:52 AM Report Abuse

I'll be heading to Kleve at the weekend. Travelling along from Eindhoven - Nijmegen and Arnhem. Going to the CWGC cemetery for a friend.
johngayton Oct 5, 2008 at 1:25 PM Report Abuse

Hi! Nice little page. I'm going to be in Nijmegen for a couple of days next week and was looking for places around to visit - would it be easy to cycle from Nijmegen to Kleve? Cheers, John.
ettenaj Mar 8, 2005 at 2:18 PM Report Abuse

when we were there, there was a German rock band playing in the Swan-castle the place was crowded with " students " out for a party !!! We gave it a miss..... Nice place though
Roeffie Jan 18, 2004 at 5:46 AM Report Abuse

Nice page of Kleve! I buy a lot of stuff here! Great towncentre!
huib-jose Jun 6, 2003 at 12:01 PM Report Abuse

Touching legend of Swan-castle. Nice work that you did, my dear colleague! Groetjes, Jose.
Annapet May 31, 2003 at 1:20 PM Report Abuse

Of course when you said you went there to go shopping, guess how quickly I went to your Kleve travel page ;-) Thank you for sharing.