Kevelaer is a town located in the district of Kleve within the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. As of 2019, the municipality had a population of 28,021 residents.
The town is primarily known as the largest Catholic pilgrimage site in north-western Europe. It serves as a major destination for religious devotion, drawing over one million Marian devotees annually from Germany and the Netherlands to visit the Basilica of Kevelaer to honor the Blessed Virgin Mary.