Uedem

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

Uedem Catholic church: Pfarrkirche Sankt Laurentius
Uedem Reformed Church
Uedem
Coat of arms
Location of Uedem within Kleve district
KranenburgRees
Uedem
Uedem
Coordinates: 51°40′3″N 6°16′30″E
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDüsseldorf
DistrictKleve
Government
  MayorRainer Weber
Area
  Total60.94 km2 (23.53 sq mi)
Elevation
21 m (69 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
  Total8,224
  Density130/km2 (350/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

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

People

References

  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2019" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 17 June 2020.


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