Moers
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| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Administrative region | Düsseldorf |
| District | Wesel |
| Population | 107.930 (2004) |
| Area | 67.68 km² |
| Elevation | 23 m |
| Coordinates | 51°28′ N 6°37′ E |
| Postal code | 47441-47447 |
| Area code | 02841 |
| Licence plate code | WES |
| Mayor | Norbert Ballhaus (SPD) |
| Website | moers.de |
Moers (in older texts also Murse or Meurs) is a city in western Germany. It is located in the Wesel district in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia on the left side of the river Rhine.
[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
Moers is twinned with
Knowsley, in Merseyside, England
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