Uedem
Municipality
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Coat of arms of Uedem
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Location of Uedem within Kleve district
Uedem is located in Germany
Uedem
Uedem
Uedem is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Uedem
Uedem
Coordinates: 51°40′3″N 6°16′30″E / 51.66750°N 6.27500°E / 51.66750; 6.27500
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDüsseldorf
DistrictKleve
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Rainer Weber[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total60.94 km2 (23.53 sq mi)
Elevation
21 m (69 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total8,362
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
47589
Dialling codes0 28 25
Vehicle registrationKLE
Websitewww.uedem.de

Uedem is a municipality in the district of Cleves, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located near the border with the Netherlands.

Division of the town

Uedem consists of 4 districts

  • Uedem
  • Uedemerfeld
  • Keppeln
  • Uedemerbruch


History

The history of Uedem goes back to the 5th century when Frankish nobleman Udo started a settlement in the area. In 866, the first official mention of "Odeheimero Marca" appeared. with Uedem gaining town privileges in 1359.

In November 1614, the Treaty of Xanten was signed in Cleves, dividing some of the territory around Uedem.

Uedem Reformed Church


From 1794 onwards, the First French Republic occupied the city of Uedem, with them revoking town privileges to the city in 1798. The occupation ended in 1814 with the First Peace of Paris.

After the Nazi takeover in 1933, Uedem fell under the administrative control of Gau Essen. Bombing during World War 2 destroyed parts of Uedem, but the city has since recovered. After the war, Uedem became a center for Bundeswehr operations, and since 1993 has hosted the NATO Combined Air Operations Centre Uedem.[3]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  3. ↑ https://ac.nato.int/about/caoc/uedem

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