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Moers
City
Moers Castle (2024)
Moers Castle (2024)
Flag of Moers
Flag
Coat of arms of Moers
Coat of arms
Location of Moers within Wesel district
Location of Moers within Wesel district
Map
Interactive map of Moers
Moers is located in Germany
Moers
Moers
Location within Germany
Moers is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Moers
Moers
Location within North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 51°27′33″N 6°37′11″E / 51.45917°N 6.61972°E / 51.45917; 6.61972
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDüsseldorf
DistrictWesel
Subdivisions3
Government
 • Mayor (2025–30)Julia Zupancic[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total
67.68 km2 (26.13 sq mi)
Elevation
23 m (75 ft)
Population
 (2025-12-31)[2]
 • Total
101,298
 • Density1,497/km2 (3,876/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
47441 – 47447
Dialling codes0 28 41
Vehicle registrationMO (alternative: WES or DIN)
Websitewww.moers.de

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.

History

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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, 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.

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

Population

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Sports

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

Notable people

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Birthplace of Gerhard Tersteegen

Politics

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List of mayors

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  • 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)
  • 2014-2025: Christoph Fleischhauer(CDU)
  • 2025–: Julia Zupancic (CDU)


City council

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Results of the 2020 city council election.

The 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 Decrease 3.2 17 Decrease 2
Social Democratic Party (SPD) 11,593 29.2 Decrease 8.5 16 Decrease 4
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) 6,563 16.5 Increase 7.5 9 Increase 4
Alternative for Germany (AfD) 2,548 6.4 New 3 New
Free Democratic Party (FDP) 1,860 4.7 Decrease 0.3 2 Decrease 1
Die Grafschafter (Graf) 1,544 3.9 Decrease 2.9 2 Decrease 2
Die PARTEI 1,302 3.3 New 2 New
The Left (Die Linke) 1,125 2.8 Decrease 3.5 2 Decrease 1
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

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Moers is twinned with:[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Kommunalwahlen 2025 Moers, WDR
  2. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2025 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus 2022" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Landesdatabank Nordrhein-Westfalen Tabelle 12411-01i: Bevölkerungsstand - Gemeinden - Stichtag". Retrieved 26 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Tersteegen, Gerhard" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 26 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 660.
  6. ↑ "Partnerstädte der Stadt Moers". moers.de (in German). Moers. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
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