Uedem

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 townUedem consists of 4 districts Uedem Uedemerfeld Keppeln Uedemerbruch BrunzenhausenHistory 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