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Moers (German pronunciation:[ˈmœʁs]ⓘ; older form:Mörs;Dutch:Murse,Murs orMeurs) is a Germancity on the western bank of theRhine, close toDuisburg. Moers belongs to the district ofWesel.
After the death ofWilliam III of Orange in 1702, Moers was inherited by the king ofPrussia. All Dutch troops and civil servants were expelled.
In 1795 it was annexed by France. At theCongress of Vienna, in 1815 it was returned to Prussia and in 1871 it became part of theGerman Empire.
A target of theOil Campaign of World War II, theSteinkohlenbergwerke (English:coal mine)Rheinpreussen synthetic oil plant in Moers,[3] was partially dismantledpost-war.
The current mayor of Moers is Christoph Fleischhauer of theChristian 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:
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:
