Kalkar

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Kalkar
The Kalkar Town Hall
The Kalkar Town Hall
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Kalkar
Kalkar (Germany)
Kalkar
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Düsseldorf
District Kleve
Town subdivisions 13
Mayor Gerhard Fonck (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 88.2 km² (34.1 sq mi)
Elevation 14 m  (46 ft)
Population 14,350  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 163 /km² (421 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate KLE
Postal code 47546
Area codes 0 28 24
Website www.kalkar.de

Coordinates: 51°44′20″N 6°17′33″E / 51.73889, 6.2925

Kalkar is a municipality in the district of Kleve, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located near the Rhine, approx. 10 km south-east of Cleves. The most famous building of Kalkar is its church St. Nicolai, which has one of the most significant sacral inventory from the late middle ages in Europe.

Kalkar is the site for the failed SNR-300 Fast breeder-type Nuclear Reactor. They have since turned the plant into Kern-Wasser Wunderland [1], an amusement park with a rollercoaster and several other rides and restaurants.


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Towns and municipalities in Kleve (district)
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Coordinates: 51°44′20″N, 6°17′33″E