Heinsberg (destrict)
Heinsberg is a Kreis (destrict) in the wast o North Rhine-Westphalie, Germany. Neebourin destricts are Viersen, destrict-free ceety Mönchengladbach, Neuss, Düren an Aachen, an the Dutch province o Limburg an aw.
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| Kintra |  Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalie |
| Adm. region | Cologne |
| Caipital | Heinsberg |
| Area | |
| • Total | 627.7 km2 (242.4 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 258,306 |
| • Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | HS |
| Website | http://www.kreis-heinsberg.de |
History
eeditThe aurie fell tae Proushie in 1815, which in 1816 creatit the three destricts Heinsberg, Erkelenz an Geilenkirchen. In 1932 the destricts Heinsberg an Geilenkirchen wur mergit, an in 1972 the Erkelenz destrict wis mergit as well. In 1975 the destrict got its present size when the municipality Niederkrüchten wis muivit tae the destrict Viersen.
Geografie
eeditGeografically it covers the lawlands o the Niederrheinische Bucht.
Rivers
eeditCoat o airms
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The coat of arms shaw twa lions in the tap pairt, in the left the siller lion o the ceety an the dukes of Heinsberg, in the right the black lion on yellae grund o the duchy of Jülich. The bottom pairt derives frae the coat of arms o the umwhile destrict Erkelenz, the fleur-de-lis frae the ceety of Erkelenz represent the Maria-abbey in Aachen, an the blue flax flouer in the middle remembers the auld tradeetion of flax an linen trading in Erkelenz. |
Touns an municipalities
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References
eedit- ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 Juin 2022.
Freemit airtins
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Media relatit tae Kreis Heinsberg at Wikimedia Commons
- Offeecial wabsteid (in German)