Geldern

Geldern
Church
Coat of arms
Geldern
Location of Geldern within Kleve district
Coordinates: 51°31′11″N 06°19′57″E / 51.51972°N 6.33250°E / 51.51972; 6.33250Coordinates: 51°31′11″N 06°19′57″E / 51.51972°N 6.33250°E / 51.51972; 6.33250
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Düsseldorf
District	Kleve
Government
• Mayor	Sven Kaiser (CDU)
Area
• Total	96.91 km2 (37.42 sq mi)
Elevation	24 m (79 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	33,841
• Density	350/km2 (900/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	47591–47608
Dialling codes	0 28 31, 0 28 32 (Lüllingen) 0 28 38 (Kapellen)
Vehicle registration	KLE (until 1975: GEL)
Website	www.geldern.de

Geldern (Dutch: Gelderen, Old English: Guelder(s)) is a German–Dutch border city centered in the federal German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is part of the district of Cleves, which is part of the Düsseldorf administrative region.

Geldern lies in the plains of the lower, northern Rhineland, west of the Rhine. Its average elevation is 27 m AMSL. The river Niers, a tributary of the Meuse (Mass), flows through Geldern. The stream Gelderner Fleuth flows into the Niers in Geldern.

It is close to both Düsseldorf Airport and Airport Weeze, also called Airport Niederrhein (referring to the Lower Rhine region).

Geldern is subdivided into the following boroughs:

Geldern shares borders with Kevelaer and Sonsbeck to the north, Issum to the east, Kerken and Straelen to the south, and the Dutch municipalities Venlo and Bergen to the west.