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Moers

Moers
Moers Castle (2014)
Moers Castle (2014)
Coat of arms of Moers
Coat of arms
Moers is located in Germany
Moers
Coordinates:
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Düsseldorf
District Wesel
Government
 • Mayor Christoph Fleischhauer (CDU)
Area
 • Total 67.68 km2 (26.13 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
 • Total 103,108
 • Density 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 47441 - 47447
Dialling codes 0 28 41
Vehicle registration MO (alternative: WES or DIN)
Website .de.moerswww
The illuminated, 30 meters high mining lamp memorial by Otto Piene on the spoil tip Halde Rheinpreußen in the north of Moers during the blue hour

Moers (German pronunciation: ; older form: Mörs; archaic Dutch: Murse, Murs or Meurs[2]) is a German city on the western bank of the Rhine. Moers belongs to the district of Wesel.

Contents

  • History 1
  • Gallery 2
  • Mayors 3
  • Sports 4
  • Notable people 5
  • International relations 6
  • See also 7
  • References 8
  • External links 9

History

The County of Moers in 1635

Known earliest from 1186, the county of Moers was an independent principality within the Holy Roman Empire.

During the Eighty Years' War it was alternately captured by Spanish and Dutch troops, as it bordered the Upper Quarter of Guelders. During the war it finally fell to Maurice of Orange. As it was separated from the Dutch Republic by Spanish Upper Guelders it did not become an integral part of the Republic, though Dutch troops were stationed there.

After the death of William III of Orange in 1702 it was inherited by the king of Prussia. All Dutch troops and civil servants were expelled.

In 1795 it was annexed by France. At the Congress of Vienna in 1815 it was returned to Prussia and in 1871 it became part of the German Empire.

A target of the Oil Campaign of World War II, the Steinkohlenbergwerke (English: coal mine) Rheinpreussen synthetic oil plant in Moers,[3] was partially dismantled post-war.[4]

Significant minority groups
Nationality Population (2014)
 Turkey 4,245
 Italy 725
 Poland 586
 Serbia 427
 Croatia 327

Gallery

Mayors

  • 1815-1820: Wilhelm Urbach
  • 1822-1830: von Nievenheim
  • 1830-1850: Friedrich Adolf Vinmann
  • 1850-1859: Karl von Strampff
  • 1860-1864: Gottlieb Meumann
  • 1864-1897: Gustav Kautz
  • 1898-1910: August Craemer
  • 1910-1915: Dr. Richard Glum
  • 1917-1937: Dr. Fritz Eckert
  • 1937-1941: Fritz Grüttgen
  • 1943-1945: Peter Linden
  • 1945-1946: Dr. Otto Maiweg
  • 1946: Karl Peschken
  • 1946-1952: Wilhelm Müller
  • 1952-1977: Albin Neuse (SPD)
  • 1977-1999: Wilhelm Brunswick (SPD)
  • 1999-2004: Rafael Hofmann (CDU)
  • 2004-2014: Norbert Ballhaus (SPD)
  • 2014-0000: Christoph Fleischhauer (CDU)

Sports

In 1985, the Moers´ Sports Club (volleyball) was formed, winning the 1989 Bundesliga championship.

Notable people

International relations

Moers is twinned with: 1966 Maisons-Alfort
1974 Bapaume
1980 Knowsley (Merseyside)
1987 Ramla
1989 La Trinidad, Nicaragua
1990 Seelow (Brandenburg)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen".  
  2. ^ See also the common Dutch surname of (van) Meurs.
  3. ^ "Index - Tom Reel 304 : Documents taken from Steinkohlenbergwerk Rheinpreussen, Moers" (PDF). Fischer-tropsch.org. Retrieved 2013-10-17. 
  4. ^ [2]

External links

  • Tourism and culture. Personal guide to the city of Moers
  • Official website (German)
Cities in Germany by population
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Towns and municipalities in Wesel (district)
Coat of Arms of Wesel district
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