Viersen (district)
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![Coat of arms of Viersen](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/DEU_Kreis_Viersen_COA.svg/100px-DEU_Kreis_Viersen_COA.svg.png)
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Viersen (German pronunciation: [ˈfiːɐ̯zn̩]) is a Kreis (district) in the west of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Cleves, Wesel, district-free Krefeld, Neuss, district-free Mönchengladbach, Heinsberg and the Dutch province of Limburg.
History
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In 1816, the new Prussian government created the district of Kempen. Originally belonging to the Regierungsbezirk Kleve which was dissolved in 1822, Kempen has since then belonged to Düsseldorf. In 1929 the district was enlarged significantly and renamed Kempen-Krefeld.
In 1975 the district again changed its borders and was renamed Viersen even though Kempen remained the capital. Viersen city replaced Kempen as the capital in 1984.
Twin Cities
The district Viersen has been twinned with Cambridgeshire in the United Kingdom since 1983.
Geography
The district is located in the lowlands between the rivers Rhine and Meuse. The highest elevation is at Süchtelner Höhen with 90.7 m (298 ft), whereas the lowest is at Pielbruch with 28.6 m (94 ft).
Coat of arms
The top of the coat of arms shows the black cross of the Cologne bishops, as the district used to belong to the clerical state Cologne. The golden lion on blue ground is the symbol of the duchy of Guelders; the black lion on golden ground the symbol of the duchy of Jülich.
Cities and municipalities
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district-depending municipalities
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References
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
External links
Media related to Kreis Viersen at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (German)
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- Aachen
- Borken
- Coesfeld
- Düren
- Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis
- Euskirchen
- Gütersloh
- Heinsberg
- Herford
- Hochsauerlandkreis
- Höxter
- Kleve (Cleves)
- Lippe
- Märkischer Kreis
- Mettmann
- Minden-Lübbecke
- Oberbergischer Kreis
- Olpe
- Paderborn
- Recklinghausen
- Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis
- Rhein-Erft-Kreis
- Rhein-Kreis Neuss
- Rhein-Sieg-Kreis
- Siegen-Wittgenstein
- Soest
- Steinfurt
- Unna
- Viersen
- Warendorf
- Wesel
51°16′N 6°24′E / 51.27°N 6.4°E / 51.27; 6.4