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Moers, Moers, Kreis Wesel, Düsseldorf District, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany


Alternative Names:Gorad Mjors, M'ors, Mers, Mersas, Meurs, Mjors, Moers, Mors, Mörs, Mėrsas, ZON, meirs, mo er si, moeleuseu, mwrz, mwyrs, myrs, Горад Мёрс, Мерс, Морс, Мьорс, Мёрс, مئرس, مورز, مويرس, เมิร์ส, 默爾斯, 뫼르스
Type:Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat Locality:Moers, Wesel, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Mindat.org Region:Moers, Wesel, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Region:Moers, Kreis Wesel, Düsseldorf District, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Latitude:51° 27' 12" N
Longitude:6° 37' 57" E
Lat/Long (dec):51.45342,6.6326
Köppen climate type:Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Population:107,816 (2015)
Mindat Feature ID:2870221
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:2870221:8
GUID:0
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Rheinpreussen IV Mine, Hochstrass, Moers, Wesel, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany51° 27' 12" N6° 39' 40" E2.0km (1.2 miles)
Diergardt-Mevissen Mine, Rheinhausen, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany51° 25' 35" N6° 41' 21" E4.9km (3.1 miles)
Rheinpreußen coal mine, Homberg, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany51° 26' 50" N6° 42' 13" E5.0km (3.1 miles)
Beeckerwerth, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany51° 28' 33" N6° 41' 55" E5.2km (3.3 miles)
Pattberg coal mine, Repelen, Moers, Wesel, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany51° 29' 45" N6° 35' 57" E5.3km (3.3 miles)
Wilhelmine Mevissen coal mine, Rheinhausen, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany51° 25' 6" N6° 41' 22" E5.5km (3.4 miles)
Friedrich-Heinrich coal mine, Kamp-Lintfort, Wesel, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany51° 28' 27" N6° 33' 32" E5.6km (3.5 miles)
Niederberg coal mine, Neukirchen-Vluyn, Wesel, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany51° 26' 31" N6° 33' 12" E5.6km (3.5 miles)
Diergardt coal mine, Rheinhausen, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany51° 25' 9" N6° 42' 35" E6.6km (4.1 miles)
Beeckerwerth coal mine, Beeckerwerth, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany51° 29' 16" N6° 42' 40" E6.7km (4.1 miles)
Rossenray Mine, Kamp-Lintfort, Wesel, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany51° 30' 9" N6° 34' 30" E6.8km (4.2 miles)
Phönix smelter, Ruhrort, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany51° 27' 39" N6° 44' 16" E7.3km (4.6 miles)
Westende coal mine, Meiderich, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany51° 27' 53" N6° 44' 21" E7.5km (4.7 miles)
Copper smelter, Hochfeld, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany51° 25' 19" N6° 44' 7" E7.9km (4.9 miles)
Friedrich-Alfred smelter, Rheinhausen, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany51° 23' 43" N6° 43' 59" E9.5km (5.9 miles)
Niederrhein smelter, Hochfeld, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany51° 24' 16" N6° 44' 58" E9.8km (6.1 miles)
Zinc smelter, Hamborn, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany51° 29' 52" N6° 45' 36" E10.1km (6.3 miles)
Walsum coal mine, Walsum, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany51° 31' 44" N6° 42' 51" E10.1km (6.3 miles)
Friedrich Thyssen coal mine, Hamborn, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany51° 29' 39" N6° 46' 5" E10.4km (6.5 miles)
Wanheim, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany51° 23' 12" N6° 44' 26" E10.5km (6.5 miles)
Krupp Mannesmann smelter, Wanheim, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany51° 22' 18" N6° 43' 6" E10.8km (6.7 miles)
Blast furnace, Meiderich, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany51° 28' 30" N6° 47' 45" E11.6km (7.2 miles)
Neumühl, Hamborn, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany51° 29' 25" N6° 47' 50" E12.1km (7.5 miles)
Rhein I or Wehofen coal mine, Wehofen, Dinslaken, Wesel, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany51° 31' 51" N6° 45' 36" E12.3km (7.7 miles)
Sandstone quarry, Neudorf, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany51° 24' 49" N6° 48' 14" E12.7km (7.9 miles)
Neumühl coal mine, Neumühl, Hamborn, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany51° 29' 31" N6° 48' 47" E13.2km (8.2 miles)
Alstaden coal mine, Alstaden, Oberhausen, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany51° 27' 24" N6° 49' 32" E13.4km (8.3 miles)
Krefeld, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany51° 19' 59" N6° 33' 44" E14.2km (8.8 miles)
Concordia coal mine, Oberhausen, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany51° 28' 25" N6° 50' 20" E14.5km (9.0 miles)
Hugo coal mine, Holten, Oberhausen, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany51° 31' 44" N6° 48' 54" E15.2km (9.4 miles)

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Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
Avalonia, Eurasian PlateVolcanic Arc
EuropeContinent
GermanyCountry
North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyState
Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyAdministrative District
Wesel, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyDistrict
Moers, Wesel, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyCity
The Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyArea

Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
Germany, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Wesel86.10.295.0.0.0
Germany, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Wesel, Moers86.10.295.3594.0.0
Germany, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Wesel, Moers, Moers86.10.295.3594.6334.0
 
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