Moers

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Moers
City
Moers Castle (2024)
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Moers within Wesel district
Interactive map of Moers
Map credit Moers Location within Germany Show map of Germany Map credit Moers Location within North Rhine-Westphalia Show map of North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 51°27′33″N 6°37′11″E / 51.45917°N 6.61972°E / 51.45917; 6.61972
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Düsseldorf
District	Wesel
Subdivisions	3
Government
• Mayor (2025–30)	Julia Zupancic (CDU)
Area
• Total	67.68 km2 (26.13 sq mi)
Elevation	23 m (75 ft)
Population  (2025-12-31)
• Total	101,298
• Density	1,497/km2 (3,876/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	47441 – 47447
Dialling codes	0 28 41
Vehicle registration	MO (alternative: WES or DIN)
Website	www.moers.de

Moers (German pronunciation: [ˈmœʁs] ^ⓘ; older form: Mörs; Dutch: Murse, Murs or Meurs) is a German city on the western bank of the Rhine, close to Duisburg. Moers belongs to the district of Wesel.

History

Known earliest from 1186, the county 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. During the war it finally 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, Moers 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, was partially dismantled post-war.

Population

Sports

In 1985, the Moers Sports Club (volleyball) was formed, winning the 1989 Bundesliga championship.

Notable people

• Gerhard Tersteegen (1697–1769), lay preacher, mystic and poet.
• Georg Perthes (1869–1927), surgeon and radiologist (Perthes disease)
• Anna Erler-Schnaudt (1878–1963), contralto
• Hans Dammers (1913–1944), Luftwaffe ace
• Walter Niephaus (1923–1992), chess master
• Hanns Dieter Hüsch (1925–2005), comedian, writer
• Hubert Hahne (1935–2019), racing driver
• Helmut Kelleners (born 1939), racing driver
• Herman Weigel (born 1950), film producer and screenwriter
• Armin Hahne (born 1955), racing driver
• Jürgen Renn (born 1956), physicist and historian of science
• Helga Trüpel (born 1958), politician (Alliance 90/The Greens)
• Jörg van Ommen (born 1962), racing driver
• Katja Nass (born 1968), fencer
• Stephan Paßlack (born 1970), footballer
• Christian Ehrhoff (born 1982), ice hockey player
• Timo Weß (born 1982), field hockey player
• Benjamin Weß (born 1985), field hockey player
• Regina Abelt (born 1954), first First Lady of Ethiopia (1995–2001)

Politics

City council

The Moers city council governs the city alongside the Mayor. The most recent city council election was held on 13 September 2020, and the results were as follows:

Party		Votes	%	±	Seats	±
	Christian Democratic Union (CDU)	12,431	31.3	3.2	17	2
	Social Democratic Party (SPD)	11,593	29.2	8.5	16	4
	Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)	6,563	16.5	7.5	9	4
	Alternative for Germany (AfD)	2,548	6.4	New	3	New
	Free Democratic Party (FDP)	1,860	4.7	0.3	2	1
	Die Grafschafter (Graf)	1,544	3.9	2.9	2	2
	Die PARTEI	1,302	3.3	New	2	New
	The Left (Die Linke)	1,125	2.8	3.5	2	1
	Free Citizens' List Moers (FBM)	733	1.9	New	1	New
Valid votes		39,699	98.2
Invalid votes		710	1.8
Total		40,409	100.0		54	±0
Electorate/voter turnout		80,950	49.9
Source: City of Moers

Twin towns – sister cities

Moers is twinned with:

See also

• Moers Festival
• Burma-Shave, which awarded a trip to Moers in a 1955 promotion