But the factories that were next to the river, warmed its water and changed the way of being of the river; this is why the river doesn´t get freeze now.
The Rhine river carried a lot of water in spring and winter, so not to be floods they improved the defenses around the river.
For the inhabitants of Uerdingen, the local square is a place to relax. But instead of being a square with it´s terraces,cafe´s,... it is a parking; so the inhabitants are a little bit angry with that idea. Also they would want to have more gastronomy in Uerdingen.
The shield of Uerdingen has two keys, a symbol to enter in the sky.
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