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

Uedem Catholic church: Pfarrkirche Sankt Laurentius

Uedem Reformed Church
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Location of Uedem within Kleve district ![]() ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 51°40′3″N 6°16′30″E | |
Country | Germany |
State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Admin. region | Düsseldorf |
District | Kleve |
Government | |
• Mayor | Rainer Weber |
Area | |
• Total | 60.94 km2 (23.53 sq mi) |
Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
Population (2018-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 8,281 |
• Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Postal codes | 47589 |
Dialling codes | 0 28 25 |
Vehicle registration | KLE |
Website | www.uedem.de |
Division of the town
Uedem consists of 4 districts
- Uedem
- Uedemerfeld
- Keppeln
- Uedemerbruch
- Brunzenhausen
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
People
- Hermann Gröhe (born 1961), politician (CDU)
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References
- "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2018" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
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