Moers
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.
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)
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
Notable persons
- Christian Ehrhoff, Professional Ice Hockey Player
- Stephan Paßlack, former international football player
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.
References
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Towns and municipalities in Wesel (district) |
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Alpen | Dinslaken | Hamminkeln | Hünxe | Kamp-Lintfort | Moers | Neukirchen-Vluyn | Rheinberg | Schermbeck | Sonsbeck | Voerde | Wesel | Xanten |
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