Moers (; older form: ''Mörs''; archaic Dutch: ''Murse'', ''Murs'' or ''Meurs'') is a German

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on the western bank of the

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Duisburg Duisburg () is a city in the Ruhr metropolitan area of the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Lying on the confluence of the Rhine and the Ruhr rivers in the center of the Rhine-Ruhr Region, Duisburg is the 5th largest city in ...

. Moers belongs to the district of

Wesel Wesel () is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the capital of the Wesel district. Geography Wesel is situated at the confluence of the Lippe River and the Rhine. Division of the city Suburbs of Wesel include Lackhausen, Obrigho ...

History

Known earliest from 1186, the county of Moers was an independent principality within the

Holy Roman Empire The Holy Roman Empire was a political entity in Western, Central, and Southern Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its dissolution in 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars. From the accession of Otto I in 962 unt ...

. 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 The United Provinces of the Netherlands, also known as the (Seven) United Provinces, officially as the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands ( Dutch: ''Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden''), and commonly referred to in historiograph ...

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 Prussia, , Old Prussian: ''Prūsa'' or ''Prūsija'' was a German state on the southeast coast of the Baltic Sea. It formed the German Empire under Prussian rule when it united the German states in 1871. It was ''de facto'' dissolved by an e ...

. All Dutch troops and civil servants were expelled. In 1795 it was annexed by France. At the

Congress of Vienna The Congress of Vienna (, ) of 1814–1815 was a series of international diplomatic meetings to discuss and agree upon a possible new layout of the European political and constitutional order after the downfall of the French Emperor Napoleon ...

, in 1815 it was returned to Prussia and in 1871 it became part of the

German Empire The German Empire (),Herbert Tuttle wrote in September 1881 that the term "Reich" does not literally connote an empire as has been commonly assumed by English-speaking people. The term literally denotes an empire – particularly a hereditary ...

. A target of the Oil Campaign of World War II, the ''Steinkohlenbergwerke'' ( en, coal mine) ''Rheinpreussen'' synthetic oil plant in Moers, was partially dismantled post-war.

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: 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

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

Bundesliga The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany's primary footb ...

championship.

Notable people

* Gerhard Tersteegen (1697–1769), lay preacher, mystic and poet * 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), race car driver *

Herman Weigel Herman Weigel (born 22 March 1950 in Moers) is a German film producer and screenwriter. He is one of the writers and producer of the television series A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a telev ...

(born 1950), film producer and screenwriter * Jürgen Renn (born 1956), physicist and historian of science * Helga Trüpel (born 1958), politician (Alliance 90/The Greens) *

Jörg van Ommen Jörg Van Ommen (born 27 September 1962 in Moers, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a former German racing driver. He drove for Mercedes-AMG in the DTM in 1995 and 1996, finishing in second place in 1995 in a Mercedes C-Class. He also is the nephew o ...

(born 1962), race car driver * Katja Nass (born 1968), fencer * Stephan Paßlack (born 1970), footballer *

Christian Ehrhoff Christian Ehrhoff (born 6 July 1982) is a German former professional ice hockey defenceman. In 2018, he won silver at the Winter Olympics. He played more than 800 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) and more than 300 in the Deutsche Eisho ...

(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 *

Yannik Folgmann Yannik is a German male given name. Notable people with the name include: * Yannik Cudjoe-Virgil (born 1992), American American football player * Yannik Oenning (born 1993), German footballer * Yannik Oettl (born 1996), German footballer * Yannik O ...

(born 2005), SCP:SL Pro, Father, Daddy of Arndt van Huet

Politics

Mayor

The 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: ! rowspan=2 colspan=2, Candidate ! rowspan=2, Party ! colspan=2, First round ! colspan=2, Second round , - ! Votes ! % ! Votes ! % , - , bgcolor=, , align=left, Christoph Fleischhauer , align=left, Christian Democratic Union , 15,313 , 38.4 , 17,457 , 57.9 , - , bgcolor=, , align=left, Ibrahim Yetim , align=left,

Social Democratic Party The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many political parties in various countries around the world. Such parties are most commonly aligned to social democracy as their political ideology. Active parties For ...

, 12,208 , 30.6 , 12,679 , 42.1 , - , bgcolor=, , align=left, Diana Finkele , align=left, Alliance 90/The Greens , 4,534 , 11.4 , - , bgcolor=, , align=left, Torsten Gerlach , align=left,

Independent Independent or Independents may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups * Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s * Independe ...

, 4,350 , 10.9 , - , , align=left, Claus Küster , align=left, Die Grafschafter , 1,518 , 3.8 , - , bgcolor=, , align=left, Dino Maas , align=left, Free Democratic Party , 1,238 , 3.1 , - , bgcolor=, , align=left, Markus Helmich , align=left,

, 706 , 1.8 , - ! colspan=3, Valid votes ! 39,867 ! 98.6 ! 30,136 ! 99.3 , - ! colspan=3, Invalid votes ! 553 ! 1.4 ! 214 ! 0.7 , - ! colspan=3, Total ! 40,420 ! 100.0 ! 30,350 ! 100.0 , - ! colspan=3, Electorate/voter turnout ! 80,950 ! 49.9 ! 80,906 ! 37.5 , - , colspan=7, Source: City of Moers
1st round

City council

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: ! colspan=2, Party ! Votes ! % ! +/- ! Seats ! +/- , - , bgcolor=, , align=left, Christian Democratic Union (CDU) , 12,431 , 31.3 , 3.2 , 17 , 2 , - , bgcolor=, , align=left,

(SPD) , 11,593 , 29.2 , 8.5 , 16 , 4 , - , bgcolor=, , align=left, Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) , 6,563 , 16.5 , 7.5 , 9 , 4 , - , bgcolor=, , align=left, Alternative for Germany (AfD) , 2,548 , 6.4 , New , 3 , New , - , bgcolor=, , align=left, Free Democratic Party (FDP) , 1,860 , 4.7 , 0.3 , 2 , 1 , - , , align=left, Die Grafschafter (Graf) , 1,544 , 3.9 , 2.9 , 2 , 2 , - , bgcolor=, , align=left, Die PARTEI , 1,302 , 3.3 , New , 2 , New , - , bgcolor=, , align=left, The Left (Die Linke) , 1,125 , 2.8 , 3.5 , 2 , 1 , - , , align=left, Free Citizens' List Moers (FBM) , 733 , 1.9 , New , 1 , New , - ! colspan=2, Valid votes ! 39,699 ! 98.2 ! ! ! , - ! colspan=2, Invalid votes ! 710 ! 1.8 ! ! ! , - ! colspan=2, Total ! 40,409 ! 100.0 ! ! 54 ! ±0 , - ! colspan=2, Electorate/voter turnout ! 80,950 ! 49.9 ! ! ! , - , colspan=7, Source
City of Moers

Twin towns – sister cities

Moers is twinned with: * Maisons-Alfort, France (1966) * Bapaume, France (1974) * Knowsley, England, United Kingdom (1980) * Ramla, Israel (1987) * La Trinidad, Nicaragua (1989) * Seelow, Germany (1990) * Stazzema, Italy (2019)

References

External links

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Tourism and culture. Personal guide to the city of Moers
{{Authority control Cities in North Rhine-Westphalia Oil campaign of World War II Populated places on the Rhine Wesel (district) Districts of the Rhine Province