Moers

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Moers
Moers Castle
Moers
Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Düsseldorf
District	Wesel
City subdivisions	3
Mayor	Norbert Ballhaus (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	67.68 km2 (26.13 sq mi)
Elevation	23 m  (75 ft)
Population	107,180  (31 December 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
Location of the town of Moers within Wesel district
Coordinates: 51°27′33″N 6°37′11″E / 51.45917°N 6.61972°E / 51.45917; 6.61972

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 bank of the Rhine.

Contents 1 Politics 2 Sister cities 3 Notable persons 4 Sports 5 References 6 External links

[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] Sister cities

• 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 international football player

[edit] Sports

Moers is very successful in volleyball. The MSC (Moers´ Spors Club) plays in Bundesliga, the highest German volleyball-league. MSC was established in 1985 and was once German Champion - In 1989.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official site (German)

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