Straelen (German pronunciation: [ˈʃtʁaːlən]; Low Rhenish: Strale) is a municipality in the district of Cleves, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

It is located near the border with the Netherlands, approx.

Twinning : Bayon in Meurthe-et-Moselle (France), since 7 July 1963.

County of Guelders 1118–1339 Duchy of Guelders 1339–1393 Duchy of Jülich 1393–1423 Duchy of Guelders 1423–1543 Habsburg Netherlands 1543–1556 Spanish Netherlands 1556–1632 Dutch Republic 1632–1635 Spanish Netherlands 1635–1713 Kingdom of Prussia 1713–1794 French Republic 1794–1804 French Empire 1804–1814 Kingdom of Prussia 1815–1871 German Empire 1871–1918 Weimar Republic 1919–1933 Nazi Germany 1933–1945 Allied-occupied Germany 1945–1949 West Germany 1949–1990 Germany 1990–present Straelen was first mentioned in Latin as Strala in 1063.

This Kleve district location article is a stub.