Kerken

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Kerken
Municipality
Church of Saints Peter and Paul
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Coat of arms of Kerken
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Location of Kerken within Kleve district
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Kerken is located in Germany
Kerken
Location within Germany
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Kerken is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Kerken
Location within North Rhine-Westphalia
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Coordinates: 51°27′26″N 6°22′26″E / 51.45722°N 6.37389°E / 51.45722; 6.37389
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDüsseldorf
DistrictKleve
Subdivisions4
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25)Dirk Möcking[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total
58.17 km2 (22.46 sq mi)
Elevation
32 m (105 ft)
Population
 (2025-12-31)[2]
 • Total
13,042
 • Density224.2/km2 (580.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
47647
Dialling codes0 28 33
Vehicle registrationKLE
Websitewww.kerken.de

Kerken (German pronunciation: [ˈkɛʁkn̩] ) with the towns of Aldekerk, Eyll, Nieukerk and Stenden, is a municipality in the district of Kleve in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located near the border with the Netherlands, approx. 15 km north-east of Venlo.

Kerken includes Nieukerk, which has the Haus Lawaczeck Museum. This is believed to have the best exhibition of work by Alfred Mailick.[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1965 9,572—    
1970 9,893+0.66%
1975 10,280+0.77%
1980 10,277−0.01%
1985 10,528+0.48%
1990 11,290+1.41%
1995 12,060+1.33%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2000 12,553+0.80%
2005 12,830+0.44%
2010 12,650−0.28%
2015 13,262+0.95%
2020 12,638−0.96%
2025 13,042+0.63%
Source: Landesdatabank Nordrhein-Westfalen[4]

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the city

  • Herman op den Graeff (1585-1642), Mennonite community leader of Krefeld
  • Johannes Ackermanns (1887-1962), municipal politician
  • Franz Grobben (1904-1994), CDU politician
  • Guido Winkmann (* 1973), football league judge

Personalities who have worked on the ground

  • Fritz Lewerentz, (1878-1945), SPD politician and victim of the Nazi dictatorship

References