Uedem

Uedem
Coat of arms
Uedem
Location of Uedem within Kleve district
Coordinates: 51°40′3″N 6°16′30″E / 51.66750°N 6.27500°ECoordinates: 51°40′3″N 6°16′30″E / 51.66750°N 6.27500°E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Düsseldorf
District	Kleve
Government
• Mayor	Rainer Weber
Area
• Total	60.94 km^2 (23.53 sq mi)
Population (2014-12-31)[1]
• Total	8,120
• Density	130/km^2 (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

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

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

1. "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen". Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW (in German). 23 September 2015.