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Country
  
Germany

Admin. region
  
Düsseldorf

Elevation
  
26 m (85 ft)

Area
  
53.49 km²

Local time
  
Tuesday 7:39 PM

State
  
North Rhine-Westphalia

District
  
Wesel

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Population
  
37,406 (31 Dec 2010)

Postal code
  
46562

Voerde

Weather
  
15°C, Wind N at 10 km/h, 43% Humidity

Voerde is a town in the district of Wesel, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Rhine, approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south-east of Wesel, and 20 km north of Duisburg.

Contents

Map of Voerde, Germany

City structure

According to art. 1(3) of the Main Charter of the town the municipal area is divided into the 11 quarters of Götterswickerhamm, Löhnen, Mehrum, Möllen, Voerde, Stockum, Holthausen, Friedrichsfeld, Emmelsum, Spellen and Ork. These quarters are, however, not localities in the sense of art. 39 of the North-Rhine Westphalian Municipal Code (GO NW).

History

Voerde owes its name to a ford crossing a branch of the River Rhine, which existed there during Roman and Frankish times (the old spelling for Furt was "Fuerdt"). In 1244 the town was mentioned in records for the first time as a fiefdom and castle of the abbey of Werden.

Buildings and constructions

  • Pylons of Voerde
  • Twinned cities

    Voerde is twinned with:

  • Alnwick, United Kingdom
  • Handlová, Slovakia
  • References

    Voerde Wikipedia