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Location of the town of Moers within Wesel district
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| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Düsseldorf |
| District | Wesel |
| City subdivisions | 3 |
| Mayor | Norbert Ballhaus (SPD) |
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| Area | 67.68 km2 (26.13 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 23 m (75 ft) |
| Population | 105,506 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 1,559 /km2 (4,038 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | WES |
| Postal codes | 47441 - 47447 |
| Area codes | 0 28 41 |
| Website | Willkomen in Moers (German) |
Moers (older form: Mörs; archaic Dutch: Murse, Murs or Meurs[2]) is a German city on the left bank of the Rhine. Moers belongs to the district of Wesel. It is the biggest city in Germany (and at present time the only one with more than 100,000 inhabitants) that is neither an urban district, nor takes over district responsibilities.
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Known earliest from 1186, the Duchy 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. After the war it 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 it 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 [1] was partially dismantled post-war.[2]
In 1985, the Moers´ Sports Club (volleyball) was formed, winning the 1989 Bundesliga championship.
Moers is twinned with: 1966 Maisons-Alfort
1974 Bapaume
1980 Knowsley (Merseyside)
1987 Ramla
1989 La Trinidad, Nicaragua
1990 Seelow (Brandenburg)
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