Viersen (destrict)

Viersen
Viersen
	Destrict
Kintra	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalie
Adm. region	Düsseldorf
Caipital	Viersen
Area
• Total	563.29 km2 (217.49 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2021)
• Total	298,761
• Density	530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	VIE
Website	http://www.kreis-viersen.de

Viersen is a Kreis (destrict) in the wast o North Rhine-Westphalie, Germany. The neebourin destricts is Cleves, Wesel, destrict-free Krefeld, Neuss, destrict-free Mönchengladbach, Heinsberg an the Dutch province o Limburg.

History

In 1816, the new Proushie govrenment creatit the destrict o Kempen. Oreeginally belangin the Regierungsbezirk Kleve, it wis dissolvit in 1822, an syne then haes belangit tae Düsseldorf. In 1929 the destrict wis enlairgit significantly an renamit Kempen-Krefeld.

In 1975 the destrict again chyngit its mairches an wis renamit Viersen though Kempen remained the caipital. Viersen ceety replacit Kempen as the caipital in 1984.

Twin ceeties

The destrict Viersen haes been twinned wi:

Geography

The destrict is in the lawlands atween the Rhine an the Meuse river. Heichest elevation is at Süchtelner Höhen with 90.7 m, with the lowest at Pielbruch with 28.6 m.

Coat of arms

At the top o the coat o airms is the black cross o the Cologne beeshops, as the destrict uised tae belang the clerical state Cologne. The gowden lion on blue backgrund is the seembol o the duchy of Guelders; the black lion on gowden backgrund the seembol o the duchy of Jülich.