Voerde

Geschichte

Voerde is a town in the district of Wesel, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Rhine, approximately south-east of Wesel, and 20 km north of Duisburg.City structureAccording to art. 1(3) of the Main Charter of the town the municipal area is divided into the 11 quarters of Götterswickerhamm, Löhnen, Mehrum, Möllen, Voerde, Stockum, Holthausen, Friedrichsfeld, Emmelsum, Spellen and Ork. These quarters are, however, not localities in the sense of art. 39 of the North-Rhine Westphalian Municipal Code (GO NW).HistoryVoerde owes its name to a ford crossing a branch of the River Rhine, which existed there during Roman and Frankish times . In 1244 the town was mentioned in records for the first time as a fiefdom and castle of the abbey of Werden.Buildings and constructions Pylons of VoerdeTwinned citiesVoerde is twinned with: Alnwick, United Kingdom Handlová, Slovakia