Uedem

Municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Coat of arms

Location of Uedem within Kleve district

(2020–25) Rainer Weber^[1] (CDU)Area

• Total60.94 km² (23.53 sq mi)Elevation

21 m (69 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total8,513 • Density140/km² (360/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

47589

Dialling codes0 28 25Vehicle registrationKLEWebsitewww.uedem.de

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

Division of the town

Uedem consists of 4 districts

Uedem
Uedemerfeld
Keppeln
Uedemerbruch

History

The history of Uedem goes back to the 5th century when Frankish nobleman Udo started a settlement in the area. In 866, the first official mention of "Odeheimero Marca" appeared.^{[citation needed]} with Uedem gaining town privileges in 1359.

In November 1614, the Treaty of Xanten was signed in Cleves, dividing some of the territory around Uedem.

From 1794 onwards, the First French Republic occupied the city of Uedem, with them revoking town privileges to the city in 1798. The occupation ended in 1814 with the First Peace of Paris.

After the Nazi takeover in 1933, Uedem fell under the administrative control of Gau Essen. Bombing during World War 2 destroyed parts of Uedem, but the city has since recovered. After the war, Uedem became a center for Bundeswehr operations, and since 1993 has hosted the NATO Combined Air Operations Centre Uedem.^[3]

Notable people

Hermann Gröhe (born 1961), politician (CDU)

References

^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
^ https://ac.nato.int/about/caoc/uedem