Uedem
Uedem | ||
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![]() ![]() Uedem Location of Uedem within Kleve district ![]() ![]() | ||
Coordinates: 51°40′3″N 6°16′30″E / 51.66750°N 6.27500°ECoordinates: 51°40′3″N 6°16′30″E / 51.66750°N 6.27500°E | ||
Country | Germany | |
State | North Rhine-Westphalia | |
Admin. region | Düsseldorf | |
District | Kleve | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Rainer Weber | |
Area | ||
• Total | 60.94 km2 (23.53 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) | |
Population (2016-12-31)[1] | ||
• Total | 8,229 | |
• Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
Postal codes | 47589 | |
Dialling codes | 0 28 25 | |
Vehicle registration | KLE | |
Website | www.uedem.de |
Uedem is a municipality in the district of Cleves, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located near the border to the Netherlands.
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Uedem Catholic church: Pfarrkirche Sankt Laurentius
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Uedem Reformed Church
Division of the town
Uedem consists of 4 districts
- Uedem
- Uedemerfeld
- Keppeln
- Uedemerbruch
- Brunzenhausen
History
- 5th century Frankish nobleman Odo/Udo started settlement in the area
- 866 first official mentioning as "odeheimero marca"
- 1359 gained town privileges
- 1359 liberation out of the dependency towards Xanten – "Treaty Of Xanten"
- 1794–1814 French occupation
- 1798 loss of town privileges
- World War II heavily destroyed (85%) in several air raids as well as ground operation
References
- ↑ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
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