Lower Rhine region

A cultural bond of the German Lower Rhine region is its Low Franconian language, specifically the Kleverlandish dialect (German: Kleverländisch, Dutch: Kleverlands), which includes the Dutch dialects just across the border.

Other typicalities of the area include the predominantly Catholic background as well as the Rhenish Carnival tradition.

The area basically covers the districts of Kleve, Wesel, Viersen and Neuss as well as the independent cities of Duisburg, Mönchengladbach and Krefeld.

The Lower Rhine region's landscape is mostly flat green grassland with wide views of the horizon.

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