| Type: | City |
| Moers | |
| Image Coa: | DEU Moers COA.svg |
| Coordinates: | 51.4592°N 6.6197°W |
| Image Plan: | Moers in WES.svg |
| State: | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Region: | Düsseldorf |
| District: | Wesel |
| Elevation: | 23 |
| Area: | 67.68 |
| Postal Code: | 47441 - 47447 |
| Area Code: | 0 28 41 |
| Licence: | MO (alternative: WES or DIN) |
| Gemeindeschlüssel: | 05 1 70 024 |
| Divisions: | 3 |
| Mayor: | Christoph Fleischhauer[1] |
| Leader Term: | 2020 - 25 |
| Party: | CDU |
Moers (pronounced as /de/; 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.
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,[2] was partially dismantled post-war.
| Significant minority groups | |
| Nationality | Population (2014) |
|---|---|
| 4,245 | |
| 725 | |
| 586 | |
| 427 | |
| 327 | |
In 1985, the Moers Sports Club (volleyball) was formed, winning the 1989 Bundesliga championship.
The current mayor of Moers is Christoph Fleischhauer of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). The most recent mayoral election was held on 13 September 2020, with a runoff held on 27 September, and the results were as follows:
! rowspan=2 colspan=2| Candidate! rowspan=2| Party! colspan=2| First round! colspan=2| Second round|-! Votes! %! Votes! %|-| bgcolor=| | align=left| Christoph Fleischhauer| align=left| Christian Democratic Union| 15,313| 38.4| 17,457| 57.9|-| bgcolor=| | align=left| Ibrahim Yetim| align=left| Social Democratic Party| 12,208| 30.6| 12,679| 42.1|-| bgcolor=| | align=left| Diana Finkele| align=left| Alliance 90/The Greens| 4,534| 11.4|-| bgcolor=| | align=left| Torsten Gerlach| align=left| Independent| 4,350| 10.9|-| | align=left| Claus Küster| align=left| Die Grafschafter| 1,518| 3.8|-| bgcolor=| | align=left| Dino Maas| align=left| Free Democratic Party| 1,238| 3.1|-| bgcolor=| | align=left| Markus Helmich| align=left| Independent| 706| 1.8|-! colspan=3| Valid votes! 39,867! 98.6! 30,136! 99.3|-! colspan=3| Invalid votes! 553! 1.4! 214! 0.7|-! colspan=3| Total! 40,420! 100.0! 30,350! 100.0|-! colspan=3| Electorate/voter turnout! 80,950! 49.9! 80,906! 37.5|-| colspan=7| Source: City of Moers (1st round, 2nd round)|}
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:
! colspan=2| Party! Votes! %! +/-! Seats! +/-|-| bgcolor=| | align=left| Christian Democratic Union (CDU)| 12,431| 31.3| 3.2| 17| 2|-| bgcolor=| | align=left| Social Democratic Party (SPD)| 11,593| 29.2| 8.5| 16| 4|-| bgcolor=| | align=left| Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)| 6,563| 16.5| 7.5| 9| 4|-| bgcolor=| | align=left| Alternative for Germany (AfD)| 2,548| 6.4| New| 3| New|-| bgcolor=| | align=left| Free Democratic Party (FDP)| 1,860| 4.7| 0.3| 2| 1|-| | align=left| Die Grafschafter (Graf)| 1,544| 3.9| 2.9| 2| 2|-| bgcolor=| | align=left| Die PARTEI| 1,302| 3.3| New| 2| New|-| bgcolor=| | align=left| The Left (Die Linke)| 1,125| 2.8| 3.5| 2| 1|-| | align=left| Free Citizens' List Moers (FBM)| 733| 1.9| New| 1| New|-! colspan=2| Valid votes! 39,699! 98.2! ! ! |-! colspan=2| Invalid votes! 710! 1.8! ! ! |-! colspan=2| Total! 40,409! 100.0! ! 54! ±0|-! colspan=2| Electorate/voter turnout! 80,950! 49.9! ! ! |-| colspan=7| Source: City of Moers|}
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany. Moers is twinned with:[4]
Maisons-Alfort, France (1966) Bapaume, France (1974)
Ramla, Israel (1987)
La Trinidad, Nicaragua (1989)
Stazzema, Italy (2019)