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Moers (German pronunciation: [ˈmœʁs] ; older form: Mörs; Dutch: Murse, Murs or Meurs) is a German city on the western bank of the Rhine, close to Duisburg. Moers belongs to the district of Wesel.
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 Moers Castle (2024) | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Moers within Wesel district  | |
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| Coordinates: 51°27′33″N 6°37′11″E / 51.45917°N 6.61972°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Düsseldorf |
| District | Wesel |
| Subdivisions | 3 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Christoph Fleischhauer[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 67.68 km2 (26.13 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 23 m (75 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 105,606 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 47441 – 47447 |
| Dialling codes | 0 28 41 |
| Vehicle registration | MO (alternative: WES or DIN) |
| Website | www |
History
editKnown 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, Moers 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.
| Significant minority groups | |
| Nationality | Population (2014) |
|---|---|
| 4,245 | |
| 725 | |
| 586 | |
| 427 | |
| 327 | |
Mayors
edit- 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: Richard Glum
- 1917–1937: Fritz Eckert
- 1937–1941: Fritz Grüttgen
- 1943–1945: Peter Linden
- 1945–1946: 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–: Christoph Fleischhauer (CDU)
Sports
editIn 1985, the Moers Sports Club (volleyball) was formed, winning the 1989 Bundesliga championship.
Notable people
edit- Gerhard Tersteegen (1697–1769), lay preacher, mystic and poet.[4]
- Georg Perthes (1869–1927), surgeon and radiologist (Perthes disease)
- Anna Erler-Schnaudt (1878–1963), contralto
- Hans Dammers (1913–1944), Luftwaffe ace
- Walter Niephaus (1923–1992), chess master
- Hanns Dieter Hüsch (1925–2005), comedian, writer
- Hubert Hahne (1935–2019), racing driver
- Helmut Kelleners (born 1939), racing driver
- Herman Weigel (born 1950), film producer and screenwriter
- Armin Hahne (born 1955), racing driver
- Jürgen Renn (born 1956), physicist and historian of science
- Helga Trüpel (born 1958), politician (Alliance 90/The Greens)
- Jörg van Ommen (born 1962), racing driver
- Katja Nass (born 1968), fencer
- Stephan Paßlack (born 1970), footballer
- Christian Ehrhoff (born 1982), ice hockey player
- Timo Weß (born 1982), field hockey player
- Benjamin Weß (born 1985), field hockey player
- Regina Abelt (born 1954), first First Lady of Ethiopia (1995–2001)
Politics
editMayor
editThe current mayor of Moers is Christoph Fleischhauer of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). The most recent mayoral election was held on 13 September 2020, with a runoff held on 27 September, and the results were as follows:
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Christoph Fleischhauer | Christian Democratic Union | 15,313 | 38.4 | 17,457 | 57.9 | |
| Ibrahim Yetim | Social Democratic Party | 12,208 | 30.6 | 12,679 | 42.1 | |
| Diana Finkele | Alliance 90/The Greens | 4,534 | 11.4 | |||
| Torsten Gerlach | Independent | 4,350 | 10.9 | |||
| Claus Küster | Die Grafschafter | 1,518 | 3.8 | |||
| Dino Maas | Free Democratic Party | 1,238 | 3.1 | |||
| Markus Helmich | Independent | 706 | 1.8 | |||
| Valid votes | 39,867 | 98.6 | 30,136 | 99.3 | ||
| Invalid votes | 553 | 1.4 | 214 | 0.7 | ||
| Total | 40,420 | 100.0 | 30,350 | 100.0 | ||
| Electorate/voter turnout | 80,950 | 49.9 | 80,906 | 37.5 | ||
| Source: City of Moers (1st round, 2nd round) | ||||||
City council
editThe Moers city council governs the city alongside the Mayor. The most recent city council election was held on 13 September 2020, and the results were as follows:
| Party | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 12,431 | 31.3 | 17 | |||
| Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 11,593 | 29.2 | 16 | |||
| Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | 6,563 | 16.5 | 9 | |||
| Alternative for Germany (AfD) | 2,548 | 6.4 | New | 3 | New | |
| Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 1,860 | 4.7 | 2 | |||
| Die Grafschafter (Graf) | 1,544 | 3.9 | 2 | |||
| Die PARTEI | 1,302 | 3.3 | New | 2 | New | |
| The Left (Die Linke) | 1,125 | 2.8 | 2 | |||
| Free Citizens' List Moers (FBM) | 733 | 1.9 | New | 1 | New | |
| Valid votes | 39,699 | 98.2 | ||||
| Invalid votes | 710 | 1.8 | ||||
| Total | 40,409 | 100.0 | 54 | ±0 | ||
| Electorate/voter turnout | 80,950 | 49.9 | ||||
| Source: City of Moers | ||||||
Twin towns – sister cities
editMaisons-Alfort, France (1966)
Knowsley, England, United Kingdom (1980)
Ramla, Israel (1987)
La Trinidad, Nicaragua (1989)
Seelow, Germany (1990)
Stazzema, Italy (2019)
See also
edit- Moers Festival
- Burma-Shave, which awarded a trip to Moers in a 1955 promotion
References
edit- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "Index – Tom Reel 304 : Documents taken from Steinkohlenbergwerk Rheinpreussen, Moers" (PDF). Fischer-tropsch.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ^ . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 26 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 660.
- ^ "Partnerstädte der Stadt Moers". moers.de (in German). Moers. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.