Voerde

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Voerde
Town
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Voerde within Wesel district
Voerde Show map of Germany Voerde Show map of North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 51°36′00″N 06°41′0″E / 51.60000°N 6.68333°E / 51.60000; 6.68333
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Düsseldorf
District	Wesel
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Dirk Haarmann[1] (SPD)
Area
• Total	53.49 km2 (20.65 sq mi)
Elevation	26 m (85 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	36,196
• Density	680/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	46562
Dialling codes	02855, 0281 (Friedrichsfeld)
Vehicle registration	WES
Website	www.voerde.de

Voerde ([ˈføːɐ̯də]) 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.

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,

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History

Voerde owes its name to a

of Werden. In 1804, during the time of the French occupation, Voerde was integrated into the Amt Götterswickerhamm, which was renamed to Voerde in 1911. During World War II, the 9th US-Army crossed the Rhine in the night of 23 to 24 March 1945 in the area of Voerde and reached the right Rhine-bank for the first time (Operation Plunder). Since 1975 Voerde is part of the district of Wesel.

Buildings and constructions

• Pylons of Voerde
• Haus Voerde: Moated castle
• Haus Wohnung: Moated castle

Politics

At the last communal-election in Voerde the

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Twin towns – sister cities

Voerde is twinned with:^[3]

• Alnwick, England, United Kingdom
• Handlová, Slovakia

Transport

Voerde Main Station is located in the town centre at the railway track Oberhausen-Arnhem. A second station, Voerde-Friedrichsfeld, is located 4 km northern. Important waterways, the Rhine and the Wesel-Datteln-channel, cross Voerde's area.

Sports

There are 11 shooting clubs, 2 Tennis clubs and a riding club in Voerde. The most important sport club is the TV Voerde.

Education

There are 7 elementary schools, one gymnasium, one comprehensive school, one secondary school and one school for mentally handicapped pupils.

Notable people

• Karl Topp (1895–1981), naval officer in World Wars I and II
• Heike Schulte-Mattler (born 1958), athlete, Olympic medalist

References

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