Heinsberg (district)
- Heinsberg (district)
Infobox German district
name=Heinsberg
state=North Rhine-Westphalia
capital=Heinsberg
regierungsbezirk=Cologne
area=627.7
population=250,400
population_as_of=2001
density=399
carsign=HS
url=http://www.kreis-heinsberg.de
Heinsberg is a Kreis (district) in the west of
North Rhine-Westphalia ,Germany . Neighboring districts are Viersen, district-free cityMönchengladbach , Neuss, Düren and Aachen, and also the Dutch province Limburg.History
The area fell to
Prussia in1815 , which in1816 created the three districts Heinsberg, Erkelenz and Geilenkirchen. In1932 the districts Heinsberg and Geilenkirchen were merged, and in1972 the Erkelenz district was merged as well. In1975 the district got its present size when the municipalityNiederkrüchten was moved to the district Viersen.Geography
Geographically it covers the lowlands of the "Niederrheinische Bucht".
Rivers
*
Rur is the main river.
*Wurm
*Schwalm
*Niers Coat of arms
Towns and municipalities
External links
* [http://www.kreis-heinsberg.de Official website] de icon
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Heinsberg (arrondissement) — Arrondissement de Heinsberg Arrondissement de Heinsberg Land : Rhénanie du Nord Westphalie District (Regierungsbezirk): Cologne Population: dont femmes: 256.956 (31 déc. 2004) 130.494 (50,8 %) Superficie: 627,99 km² C … Wikipédia en Français
Eisenbahn im Kreis Heinsberg — Wappen Deutschlandkarte … Deutsch Wikipedia
Kreis Heinsberg — Wappen Deutschlandkarte … Deutsch Wikipedia
Kirchhundem — Infobox German Location Art = Stadt Name = Kirchhundem image photo = Rathaus Kirchhundem.jpg imagesize = image caption = Town hall in Kirchhundem Wappen = Wappen Kirchhundem.png Lageplan = Kirchhundem im Kreis Olpe.png lat deg = 51 |lat min = 04… … Wikipedia
Ratingagentur — Ratingagenturen (englisch Credit rating agency, CRA) sind private, gewinnorientierte Unternehmen, die gewerbsmäßig die Kreditwürdigkeit (Bonität) von Unternehmen aller Branchen sowie von Staaten und deren untergeordneten… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Erkelenz — Infobox German Location Art = Stadt Name = Erkelenz image photo = Erkelenz altes rathaus.jpg imagesize = 250px image caption = Old town hall in Erkelenz Wappen = Wappen erkelenz.jpg lat deg = 51 |lat min = 05 lon deg = 6 |lon min = 19 Lageplan =… … Wikipedia
NUTS of Germany — Main article: Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics In the NUTS (Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics) codes of Germany (DE), the three levels are: Level Subdivisions # NUTS 1 States (Länder) 16 NUTS 2 Government regions… … Wikipedia
NUTS of France — Main article: Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics In the NUTS (Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics) codes of France (FR), the three levels are: Level Subdivisions # NUTS 1 Z.E.A.T. + DOM 9 NUTS 2 Regions (Régions + DOM)… … Wikipedia
Archbishopric of Bremen — Prince Archbishopric of Bremen Erzstift Bremen State of the Holy Roman Empire ← … Wikipedia
Oberbruch Industry Park — (German: Industriepark Oberbruch), is a former 110 ha large site of Akzo Nobel in Heinsberg, the most western district in Germany near the Dutch border. Founded in 1891 as a location for fiber technologies and birth place of the German rayon and… … Wikipedia
