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Uedem

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Country
  
Germany

Admin. region
  
Düsseldorf

Elevation
  
21 m (69 ft)

Area
  
60.94 km²

Local time
  
Thursday 6:04 PM

Administrative region
  
Düsseldorf

State
  
North Rhine-Westphalia

District
  
Kleve

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Population
  
8,218 (31 Dec 2010)

Postal code
  
47589

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Weather
  
22°C, Wind SW at 13 km/h, 42% Humidity

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

Contents

Map of 47589 Uedem, Germany

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

    Uedem Wikipedia
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