Uedem
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Location of Uedem within Kleve district
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| Country | Germany | |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| Admin. region | Düsseldorf | |
| District | Kleve | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Rainer Weber | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 60.94 km2 (23.53 sq mi) | |
| Population (2013-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 8,128 | |
| • Density | 130/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.
Division of the town
Uedem consists of 4 districts
- Uedem
- Uedemerfeld
- Keppeln
- Uedemerbruch
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
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