Moers
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| Moers | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Düsseldorf |
| District | Wesel |
| City subdivisions | 3 |
| Mayor | Norbert Ballhaus (SPD) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 67.68 km² (26.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 23 m (75 ft) |
| Population | 107,180 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 1,584 /km² (4,102 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | WES |
| Postal codes | 47441 - 47447 |
| Area codes | 0 28 41 |
| Website | www.moers.de |
Moers (also known as Mors or Mörs[1], in older texts also Murse or Meurs) is a town in the Wesel district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the left side of the river Rhine.
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[edit] Politics
Mayors since 1815
- 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 -until today : Norbert Ballhaus (SPD)
[edit] Twin towns
Maisons-Alfort (France), since 1966- Bapaume (France) since 1974
Knowsley, (Merseyside, England), since 1980
Ramla, (Israel), since 1987
(La Trinidad), (Nicaragua), since 1989- Seelow (Brandenburg, Germany), since 1990
[edit] Notable persons
- Christian Ehrhoff, Professional Ice Hockey Player
- Stephan Paßlack, former German international player
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official site (German)
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