Kevelaer

Kevelaer
Coat of arms
Kevelaer
Location of Kevelaer within Kleve district
Coordinates: 51°35′0″N 06°15′0″E / 51.58333°N 6.25000°E / 51.58333; 6.25000Coordinates: 51°35′0″N 06°15′0″E / 51.58333°N 6.25000°E / 51.58333; 6.25000
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Düsseldorf
District	Kleve
Government
• Mayor	Dominik Pichler (SPD)
Area
• Total	100.6 km2 (38.8 sq mi)
Elevation	20 m (70 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	28,311
• Density	280/km2 (730/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	47623 47627
Dialling codes	0 28 32
Vehicle registration	KLE
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 1 million pilgrims, mostly from Germany and the Netherlands, visit Kevelaer every year to honour the Virgin Mary. The population in 2015 was 28,311.

Basilica

Kevelaerer picture of Grace

Chapel