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Gretzenbach

**Gretzenbach** is a municipality in the district Olten in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

## Other websites

- Official website

## Infobox (swiss town)

- **subject name**: Gretzenbach
- **municipality name**: Gretzenbach
- **municipality type**: municipality
- **imagepath coa**: Gretzenbach-blason.png
- **languages**: German
- **canton**: Solothurn
- **iso-code-region**: CH-SO
- **district**: Olten (district), Olten
- **postal code**: 5014
- **municipality code**: 2576
- **area**: 5.79
- **elevation**: 398
- **population**: 2457
- **populationof**: December 2005
- **website**: www.gretzenbach.ch
- **neighboring municipalities**: Däniken, Kölliken (AG), Niedergösgen, Oberentfelden (AG), Safenwil (AG), Schönenwerd, Walterswil, Solothurn, Walterswil
Herford (district)

**Herford** () is a _Kreis_ (district) in the northeastern part of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

## Towns and municipalities

|align=left width=50%|Towns|align=left width=50%|Municipalities|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
||# Bünde # Enger # Herford # Löhne # Spenge # Vlotho||# Hiddenhausen # Kirchlengern # Rödinghausen|

## Other websites

- Official website (German)
- Herforder Pils

## Infobox (german district)

- **name**: Herford
- **image coa**: DEU Kreis Herford COA.svg
- **image flag**: Flagge Kreis Herford.svg
- **state**: North Rhine-Westphalia
- **capital**: Herford
- **regierungsbezirk**: Detmold Government Region, Detmold
- **kreisschlüssel**: 05758
- **area**: 449.95
- **population**: 253,751
- **population as of**: 31/12/2006
- **density**: 564
- **carsign**: HF
- **url**: http://www.kreis-herford.de
- **map**: North_rhine_w_hf.png
Grindel, Switzerland

**Grindel** is a municipality in the district Thierstein in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

## Other websites

- Official website

## Infobox (swiss town)

- **subject name**: Grindel
- **municipality name**: Grindel
- **municipality type**: municipality
- **image photo**: Grindel.jpg
- **imagepath coa**: Grindel-blason.png
- **map**: Karte Gemeinde Grindel.png
- **languages**: German
- **canton**: Solothurn
- **iso-code-region**: CH-SO
- **district**: Thierstein (district), Thierstein
- **postal code**: 4247
- **municipality code**: 2617
- **area**: 3.06
- **elevation**: 577
- **website**: www.grindel.ch
- **neighboring municipalities**: Bärschwil, Büsserach, Erschwil, Laufen, Switzerland, Laufen (BL), Montsevelier (JU), Wahlen, Wahlen bei Laufen (BL)
Gunzgen

**Gunzgen** is a municipality in the district Olten in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

## Other websites

- Official website

## Infobox (swiss town)

- **subject name**: Gunzgen
- **municipality name**: Gunzgen
- **municipality type**: municipality
- **imagepath coa**: Gunzgen-blason.png
- **languages**: German
- **canton**: Solothurn
- **iso-code-region**: CH-SO
- **district**: Olten (district), Olten
- **postal code**: 4617
- **municipality code**: 2578
- **area**: 3.91
- **elevation**: 429
- **population**: 1563
- **populationof**: December 2005
- **website**: www.gunzgen.ch
- **neighboring municipalities**: Boningen, Egerkingen, Fulenbach, Hägendorf, Härkingen, Kappel, Switzerland, Kappel
Hochsauerlandkreis

**Hochsauerland** is a Landkreis (rural district, or county) in the east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

## History

The district was established in 1975 in the reorganization of the districts in North Rhine-Westphalia by joining the old districts Arnsberg, Brilon and Meschede.

## Towns and municipalities

|colspan=2 align=left|Towns|align=left|Municipalities|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|width=33%|# Arnsberg # Brilon # Hallenberg # Marsberg # Medebach|width=33%|<ol start=6> <li> Meschede <li> Olsberg <li> Schmallenberg <li> Sundern <li> Winterberg </ol>|width=33%|# Bestwig # Eslohe|

## Other websites

- Official website
- Touristic website

## Infobox (german district)

- **name**: Hochsauerlandkreis
- **image coa**: DEU Hochsauerlandkreis COA.svg
- **image flag**: Flagge Hochsauerlandkreis.svg
- **state**: North Rhine-Westphalia
- **capital**: Meschede
- **regierungsbezirk**: Arnsberg Government Region, Arnsberg
- **kreisschlüssel**: 05958
- **area**: 1,958.708
- **population**: 281,188
- **population as of**: 2002
- **density**: 144
- **carsign**: HSK
- **url**: http://www.hochsauerlandkreis.de
- **map**: North_rhine_w_hsk.png
Höxter (district)

**Höxter** () is a Kreis (district) in the east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

## History

In 1816 the new Prussian government created three districts in the area, Höxter, Brakel and Warburg. In 1832 Höxter and Brakel were joined as Höxter.

The present district was created in 1975 when the former districts Warburg and Höxter were merged. At the same time the municipalities in the district were joined to form the ten cities that exist today.

## Other websites

- Official website

## Infobox (german district)

- **name**: Höxter
- **image coa**: DEU Kreis Höxter COA.svg
- **state**: North Rhine-Westphalia
- **capital**: Höxter
- **regierungsbezirk**: Detmold (region), Detmold
- **area**: 1,201.42
- **kreisschlüssel**: 05762
- **population**: 142,788
- **population as of**: 2013-12-31
- **density**: 133
- **carsign**: HX, WAR
- **url**: http://www.kreis-hoexter.de
Kleve (district)

**Kleve Rural District** or **Kreis Kleve** is a local-government district in northwestern North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

The district was created in 1975 when the former districts of Kleve and Geldern were joined with the towns of Emmerich and Rees from Rees District and the municipality of Rheurdt from Moers District .

## Towns and municipalities

|align=left width=50%|Towns|align=left width=50%|Municipalities|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
||# Emmerich am Rhein # Geldern # Goch # Kalkar # Kevelaer # Kleve (_Cleves_) # Rees # Straelen||# Bedburg-Hau # Issum # Kerken # Kranenburg # Rheurdt # Uedem # Wachtendonk # Weeze|

## Other websites

- Official website (German)

## Infobox (german district)

- **name**: Kleve (_Cleves_)
- **image coa**: DEU Kreis Kleve COA.svg
- **image flag**: Flagge Kreis Kleve.svg
- **state**: North Rhine-Westphalia
- **capital**: Kleve (_Cleves_)
- **regierungsbezirk**: Düsseldorf Government Region, Düsseldorf
- **kreisschlüssel**: 05154
- **area**: 1,232.15
- **population**: 302,946
- **population as of**: 2001
- **density**: 244
- **carsign**: KLE
- **url**: http://www.kreis-kleve.de
- **map**: North_rhine_w_kle.png
Pack-in game

**Pack-in games** are video games that come with a game system. They are often in the same box as the game system, which is why they are called pack-in games. Pack-in games are used to help show players how to use the system the game came with, such as the  game _Wii Sports_ for the Wii system. It is made to show people how to play Wii.
Lippe (district)

**Lippe** () is a _Kreis_ (district) in the east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

The district of Lippe is named after the Lords of Lippe and their Principality of Lippe. It was a state within the Holy Roman Empire and today is a district of Northrhine-Westphalia.

## History

The last prince of Lippe was forced to abdicate in 1918 after the end of World War I when Germany became a republic, his country became a _Freistaat_ (Free State) in the German republic. In 1932 the state was divided into two districts, Detmold and Lemgo.

In 1973 the two districts Lemgo and Detmold were merged to the district Lippe.

## Towns and municipalities

|align=left width=50%|Towns|align=left width=50%|Municipalities|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
||# Bad Salzuflen # Barntrup # Blomberg # Detmold # Horn-Bad Meinberg # Lage # Lemgo # Lügde # Oerlinghausen # Schieder-Schwalenberg||# Augustdorf # Dörentrup # Extertal # Kalletal # Leopoldshöhe # Schlangen|

## Cuisine

The most famous dish served in Lippe is the Pickert. In the past it was known as a meal for poor people. The main ingredients are potatoes, flour and raisins.

## Other websites

- Official website  (German)
- Ordinances and by-laws of the county of Lippe online
- Guidelines for the integration of the Land Lippe within the territory of the federal state North-Rhine-Westphalia of 17th January 1947

## Infobox (german district)

- **name**: Lippe
- **image coa**: DEU Kreis Lippe COA.svg
- **image flag**: Flagge des Kreises Lippe.svg
- **state**: North Rhine-Westphalia
- **capital**: Detmold
- **regierungsbezirk**: Detmold Government Region, Detmold
- **kreisschlüssel**: 05766
- **area**: 1,246.398
- **population**: 359.192
- **population as of**: 31/12/2006
- **density**: 288
- **carsign**: LIP
- **url**: http://www.lippe.de
- **map**: North_rhine_w_lip.png
Hybrid Theory

***Hybrid Theory*** is the first studio album by Linkin Park. Linkin Park is an American rock band. The album was released on October 24, 2000. Warner Bros. Records released it. Don Gilmore produced the album. The album had four singles. They were named "One Step Closer", "In the End", "Crawling" and "Papercut".

## Before release

Before Linkin Park was known as "Linkin Park," they were known as Xero. After Mark Wakefield left Xero, Chester Bennington joined, and their name was changed to "Hybrid Theory." They produced a demo tape with nine songs and sent it to several record companies, but they all refused to sponsor Linkin Park. Eventually, they were signed by Warner Bros. Records in 2000.

## About the songs

Most of the songs on _Hybrid Theory_ came from early versions of them that Xero recorded with Mark Wakefield.

The songs were mostly about Chester Bennington's problems as a child, such as child abuse, social isolation, the divorce of his parents, and drug abuse. Bennington and Mike Shinoda have said that the songs turned into songs about "everyday emotions that you talk about and think about."

In 2002, all of the songs were remixed for Linkin Park's fourth album, _Reanimation_.

## List of songs

1. "Papercut" (May 25, 2001)
1. "One Step Closer" (August 25, 2000)
1. "With You"
1. "Points of Authority"
1. "Crawling" (October 24, 2000)
1. "Runaway"
1. "By Myself"
1. "In the End" (November 21, 2001)
1. "A Place for My Head
1. "Forgotten"
1. "Cure for the Itch"
1. "Pushing me Away"

Four of the songs from _Hybrid Theory_ were released as singles: "One Step Closer," Crawling, "Papercut," and "In the End." They were all very popular and appeared on charts. "Runaway" was not a single, but it also appeared on charts.

## Critics' opinions of _Hybrid Theory_

Critics had mixed opinions of _Hybrid Theory_. The magazines _Rolling Stone_, _PopMatters_, _The Village Voice_ and _Sputnikmusic_ liked the album. Robert Christgau from _The Village Voice_ enjoyed listening to "Papercut" and "Points of Authority."

However, _Allmusic_ and _NME_ did not like the album. They thought it was a generic rock and heavy metal album, and not very creative.

## Infobox (album)

- **name**: Hybrid Theory
- **type**: studio
- **artist**: Linkin Park
- **recorded**: March–July 2000
- **studio**: NRG Recording Studios, NRG (Los Angeles)
- **genre**: * Nu metal
* rap metal
* rap rock
* alternative metal
* alternative rock
- **length**: 37:45
- **label**: Warner Records, Warner Bros.
- **producer**: Don Gilmore
- **chronology**: Linkin Park
- **prev title**: Hybrid Theory EP
- **prev year**: 1999
- **next title**: Reanimation (Linkin Park album), Reanimation
- **next year**: 2002
Hybrid Theory EP

***Hybrid Theory EP*** is an EP by the American nu metal/alternative rock band Linkin Park that was recorded and released in 1999. At this time, Linkin Park were called _Hybrid Theory_, making this EP a self-titled EP named after the band.

It was Linkin Park's first record. Before it, in 1997, the band only made a demo tape called _Xero_. The band changed its name later in 1999, after Chester Bennington replaced Mark Wakefield as the lead singer.

## About the EP

Only one thousand copies were made, and the EP was sent to different record labels, including Warner Bros. Records. The rest of the copies of the EP were sent to the first members of Linkin Park's fan club.

On November 19, 2001, Linkin Park Underground, Linkin Park's fan club, was made. The first fan club package that was sent to members had a new edition of _Hybrid Theory EP_, with a note from the band. The first 500 copies of the CD were signed by all 6 members of the band.

The only ways to get the EP are to buy it from eBay, or win a contest in the Linkin Park Underground when the EP is awarded as a contest prize. But the prizes awarded by the LPU are the original EP.

## Track listing

|Carousel|3:02|
| --- | --- |
|Technique (Short)|0:39|
|Step Up|3:54|
|And One|4:29|
|High Voltage|3:29|
|Part Of Me|12:44|

### Band line-up

- Chester Bennington – vocalist, occasionally guitar
- Mike Shinoda – Vocals, MC, keyboardist, rhythm guitarist, samples
- Brad Delson – guitar
- Kyle Christener - Bass
- Rob Bourdon – drummer
- Joe "Mr. Hahn" Hahn – turntablist, samples

## Personnel

- Produced by Mike Shinoda.
- The rest of the tracks – Written by Mike Shinoda, Joe Hahn, Brad Delson, Chester Bennington and Rob Bourdon. Produced and mixed by Mike Shinoda
- "Part of Me" – Written by Mike Shinoda, Joe Hahn, Brad Delson, Chester Bennington and Rob Bourdon. Produced and mixed by Murdock and Mike Shinoda

## Infobox (album)

- **name**: Hybrid Theory EP
- **type**: ep
- **artist**: Linkin Park, Hybrid Theory
- **cover**: https://www.discogs.com/release/1129272-Hybrid-Theory/images
- **recorded**: 1999
- **label**: Mix Media
- **chronology**: Linkin Park non-studio album
- **prev title**: Xero (demo tape), XERO
- **prev year**: 1997
- **year**: 1999
- **next title**: Reanimation (Linkin Park album), Reanimation
- **next year**: 2002
Compilation album

A **compilation album** is an album of songs, made by different recording artists, or by one group or artist at different times. Some compilations are greatest hits albums, which feature the biggest hit records of a given year, or a certain genre of music, or artists from the same era or location.

Others are called "best-ofs" or anthology albums that are picked as favorites by the person who puts together the new album. Some compilations include only the biggest record chart hits, while others may include B-sides, hard-to-find songs, or songs that were not released earlier.
BSC Young Boys

**BSC Young Boys** (official **Berner Sport Club Young Boys**) is a Swiss football football club of the Swiss capital, Berne. The BSC Young Boys played since 2005 in the Stade de Suisse, where in former times the “legendary” Wankdorf stadium stood.

## History

The FC Young Boys club was founded on 14 March 1898, taking its name in contrast to the existing club _Old Boys Basel_. The club played its first game, against FC Viktoria on the following 17 June. It won the Swiss Championship three years in succession, in 1909, 1910, and 1911.

## Honours

- **Swiss Super League:**
    - **Winners (11):** 1903, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1920, 1929, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1986

- **Swisscom Cup:**
    - **Winners (8):** 1930, 1945, 1953, 1958, 1977, 1987, 2020, 2023

- **UEFA Cup Winners' Cup:**
    - **Quarterfinals (1):** 1986

- **Coppa delle Alpi**
    - **Winners (1):** 1974

## Infobox (football club)

- **clubname**: BSC Young Boys
- **image**: fullname = Berner Sport Club
Young Boys
- **nickname**: YB
- **founded**: 1898
- **ground**: Stade de Suisse
- **capacity**: 31,783
- **chairman**: Thomas Grimm
- **league**: Swiss Super League
- **season**: 2022/2023
- **position**: Champions
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- **body1**: FFFF00
- **rightarm1**: FFFF00
- **shorts1**: FFFF00
- **socks1**: 000000
- **leftarm2**: FFFFFF
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- **shorts2**: FFFFFF
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Adobe Inc.

**Adobe Inc.** is an American software company. Most of their products are used for creating, such as Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Dreamweaver and Adobe Photoshop. Adobe products on their website can be downloaded, and used for a limited trial period, and paid for unlimited use.

Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Audition, Character Animator, and Prelude use **Adobe Media Encoder** to export files made using the software to a user's computer. Adobe Media Encoder can also be used to export files in software not made by Adobe.

As of 2023, Adobe has more than 29,000 employees worldwide.

## Products

- Adobe Acrobat – Acrobat can show .PDF files and can convert them to other formats.
- Adobe Animate – Allows the user to create animations.
- Adobe After Effects – A high quality video editing software.
- Adobe Audition – Sound recording and editing software.
- Adobe Creative Suite – Contains many different Adobe software.
- Adobe Character Animator – Motion capture software.
- Adobe Dreamweaver – Used to create websites.
- Adobe Illustrator – Graphic design and illustration software.
- Adobe Lightroom – Organizes, edits, and shares photos.
- Adobe Photoshop – Graphics and photo editing program and their most famous product. Users can create drawings and edit images.
- Adobe Prelude – Discontinued software that let users change metadata of images.
- Adobe Premiere Pro – Video editor.
- Adobe Reader – Can display .PDF files, used for documents. Adobe Reader can be downloaded and for free without limit.

## Infobox (company)

- **name**: Adobe Inc.
- **logo**:
- **image**: Adobe World Headquarters.jpg
- **image upright**: 1.1
- **image caption**: Adobe World Headquarters in San Jose, California
- **trading name**: Adobe
- **former name**: Adobe Systems Incorporated (1982–2018)
- **type**: Public company, Public
- **industry**: Software
- **area served**: Worldwide
- **services**: SaaS
- **revenue year**: 2024
- **income year**: 2024
- **net income year**: 2024
- **assets year**: 2024
- **equity year**: 2024
- **founded**:

- **hq location**: Adobe World Headquarters
- **hq location city**: San Jose, California
- **hq location country**: U.S.
- **num employees**: 40,135 (2025)
- **footnotes**: Financials .
George Bush

There have been two different presidents of the United States that are both named **George Bush**.

- George H. W. Bush (1924–2018), who was president from 1989 to 1993.
- George Walker Bush (born 1946), who was president from 2001 to 2009, and is the son of George H. W. Bush.
Märkischer Kreis

The **Märkischer Kreis** is a district (_Kreis_) in central North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

The district was created in 1975 as part of the reorganisation of North Rhine-Westphalian districts.

## Twinning

The district is twinned with
- , Wrexham County Borough. This was started in 1970 by Iserlohn.
- , Elbe-Elster. This started as a twin with Finsterwalde before Finsterwald became a part of Elbe-Elster.
- , Racibórz district.

## Towns and municipalities

|align=left width=33%|Cities (population)|width=33%||align=left width=33%|Municipalities (population)|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
||# Altena (20,997) # Balve (12,200) # Halver (17,550) # Hemer (37,790) # Iserlohn (102,456) # Kierspe (18,313)||<ol start=7> <li> Lüdenscheid (79,131) <li> Meinerzhagen (21,823) <li> Menden (58,184) <li> Neuenrade (12,402) <li> Plettenberg (28,149) <li> Werdohl (20,333) </ol>||# Herscheid (7,617) # Nachrodt-Wiblingwerde (6,856) # Schalksmühle (12,257)|

## Politics and administration

The district is led by a _Landrat_. The headquarters of the government of the county are in Lüdenscheid, but there are county halls with parts of the administration in Iserlohn and Altena, too. The police headquarters of the county are in Iserlohn.
||Landrat||Oberkreisdirektor|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
||* Heinz Bickmann (CDU) - 1975 (provisional) * Dr. Walter Hostert (CDU) - 1975-1994 * Klaus Tweer (SPD) - 1994-1999 * Aloys Steppuhn (CDU) - since 1999||* Wilfried Droste (SPD) - 1975 (provisional) * Dr. Jürgen Albath (CDU) - 1975-1986 * Dr. Bernhard Schneider (CDU) - 1986-1999|

The county council meets in the county hall in Iserlohn. Its last election was on September 26 2004.
||Party||Votes||Seats|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
||CDU|align=right|44.4%|align=right|32|
||SPD|align=right|30.0%|align=right|22|
||Greens|align=right|7.7%|align=right|6|
||FDP|align=right|7.4%|align=right|5|
||Independent (UWG)|align=right|6.7%|align=right|5|
||NPD|align=right|1.9 %|align=right|1|
||Republican|align=right|1.8 %|align=right|1|

## Other websites

- Official website (German)
- Touristical website for the Märkischer Kreis (German)

## Infobox (german district)

- **name**: Märkischer Kreis
- **image coa**: DEU Märkischer Kreis COA.svg
- **image flag**: Flagge Maerkischer Kreis.svg
- **state**: North Rhine-Westphalia
- **capital**: Lüdenscheid
- **regierungsbezirk**: Arnsberg Government Region, Arnsberg
- **kreisschlüssel**: 05962
- **area**: 1,058.949
- **population**: 457,465
- **population as of**: 2001
- **density**: 432
- **carsign**: MK
- **url**: http://www.maerkischer-kreis.de
- **map**: North_rhine_w_MK.svg
Mettmann Rural District

**Mettmann** is a Kreis (district) in the middle of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

In the district is the valley of the small river _Düssel_, the _Neanderthal_, where the fossils of the human species Neanderthals were first found.

## Other websites

- Official website (German)

## Infobox (german district)

- **name**: Mettmann
- **image coa**: DEU Kreis Mettmann COA.svg
- **image flag**: Flagge Kreis Mettmann.svg
- **map**: north rhine w me.png
- **state**: North Rhine-Westphalia
- **regierungsbezirk**: Düsseldorf Government Region, Düsseldorf
- **capital**: Mettmann
- **kreisschlüssel**: 05158
- **area**: 407.09
- **population**: 505,507
- **population as of**: 31 May 2005
- **density**: 1239
- **carsign**: ME
- **url**: [http://www.kreis-mettmann.de www.kreis-mettmann.de]
Minden-Lübbecke

**Minden-Lübbecke** is a district in north-eastern North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The modern district was formed in 1973 when the two districts of Minden and Lübbecke joined to become one district.

## Towns and municipalities

|colspan=2 align=left|Towns|align=left|Municipalities|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|width=33%|# Minden # Lübbecke # Bad Oeynhausen # Espelkamp|width=33%|<ol start=5> <li>Petershagen <li>Porta Westfalica <li>Preußisch Oldendorf <li>Rahden </ol>|width=50%|# Hille # Hüllhorst # Stemwede|

## Other websites

- Official Website (German)

## Infobox (german district)

- **name**: Minden-Lübbecke
- **image coa**: DEU Kreis Minden-Luebbecke COA.svg
- **image flag**: Flagge Minden-Lübbecke.svg
- **state**: North Rhine-Westphalia
- **capital**: Minden
- **regierungsbezirk**: Detmold Government Region, Detmold
- **kreisschlüssel**: 05770
- **area**: 1,152.1
- **population**: 320,813
- **population as of**: 31/12/2006
- **density**: 278
- **carsign**: MI
- **url**: http://www.minden-luebbecke.de
- **map**: North_rhine_w_mi.png
Oberbergischer Kreis

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The **Oberbergische Kreis** is a Landkreis (rural district) in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

_Oberbergische_ means _Upper Bergian_, meaning it is the part of the medieval county of Berg which is up river. The other part of the county, lower down the river Wupper was called Niederbergisch or Lower Berg.

The districts in North Rhine Westphalia were changed between 1969/75.

### District Administrator

- 1945-1951: Dr. August Dresbach, CDU
- 1951-1952: Fritz Eschmann, SPD
- 1952-1956: Wilhelm Henn, CDU
- 1956-1961: Fritz Eschmann, SPD
- 1961-1964: Reinhard Kaufmann, CDU
- 1964-1969: Dr. Heinrich Schild, CDU
- 1969-1989: Hans Wichelhaus, CDU
- 1989-1994: Hans-Leo Kausemann, CDU
- 1994-1999: Herbert Heidtman, SPD

Since the October 1st, 1999 there is only one (directly elected) District Administrator who at the same time is head of management:
- 1999-2004: Hans-Leo Kausemann, CDU
- 2004-today: Hagen Jobi, CDU

### District Administrator for the management

- 1946-1979: Dr. Friedrich-Wilhelm Goldenbogen, CDU
- 1979-1987: Dr. Dieter Fuchs, CDU
- 1987-1994: Dr. Gert Ammermann, CDU
- 1995-1999: Heribert Rohr, SPD

## Towns and municipalities

|align=left width=50%|Towns|align=left width=50%|Municipalities|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
||# Bergneustadt # Gummersbach # Hückeswagen # Radevormwald # Waldbröl # Wiehl # Wipperfürth||# Engelskirchen # Lindlar # Marienheide # Morsbach # Nümbrecht # Reichshof|

## Other websites

- Official website
- Touristical website
- Kreisinformationssystem Oberberg

## Infobox (german district)

- **name**: Oberbergischer Kreis
- **state**: North Rhine-Westphalia
- **capital**: Gummersbach
- **regierungsbezirk**: Cologne Government Region, Cologne
- **kreisschlüssel**: 05374
- **area**: 918.53
- **population**: 290.308
- **population as of**: 2003
- **density**: 316
- **carsign**: GM
- **url**: http://www.oberbergischer-kreis.de
- **map**: North_rhine_w_gm.png
Olpe (district)

**Olpe** is a Kreis (district) in the south-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

## History

The district was created in 1817 as _Bilsteiner Kreis_, in 1819 the capital was moved to Olpe. During the reorganization of the districts in 1969 several of the municipalities in the district were joined together to become cities, but the district itself was only changed a little bit. Even in the second reorganization 1974 it stayed nearly in the same borders as in 1817.

## Towns and municipalities

|align=left width=50%|Towns|align=left width=50%|Municipalities|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
||# Attendorn # Drolshagen # Lennestadt # Olpe||# Finnentrop # Kirchhundem # Wenden|

## Other websites

- Official Webpage
- Der Vokalismus der Mundarten im Kreise Olpe

## Infobox (german district)

- **name**: Olpe
- **image coa**: DEU Kreis Olpe COA.svg
- **state**: North Rhine-Westphalia
- **capital**: Olpe, Germany, Olpe
- **regierungsbezirk**: Arnsberg Government Region, Arnsberg
- **kreisschlüssel**: 05966
- **area**: 710.7
- **population**: 141,705
- **population as of**: 2001
- **density**: 199
- **carsign**: OE
- **url**: http://www.kreis-olpe.de
- **map**: North_rhine_w_ol.png
Paderborn (district)

**Paderborn** () is a Kreis (district) in the east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

## History

Paderborn became a part of Prussia in 1802. After the Napoleonic wars when Prussia created the province Westphalia it split Paderborn into two districts - Paderborn and Büren. In 1975 these two districts were joined together again to make the current Paderborn district.

## Towns and municipalities

|colspan=2 align=left|Cities|align=left|Municipalities|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|width=33%|# Bad Lippspringe # Bad Wünnenberg # Büren # Delbrück|width=33%|<ol start=5> <li>Lichtenau <li>Paderborn <li>Salzkotten </ol>|width=33%|# Altenbeken # Borchen # Hövelhof|

## Other websites

- Official website (German)

## Infobox (german district)

- **name**: Paderborn
- **map**: North rhine w PB.svg
- **image coa**: DEU Kreis Paderborn COA.svg
- **image flag**: Flagge des Kreises Paderborn.svg
- **state**: North Rhine-Westphalia
- **regierungsbezirk**: Detmold Government Region, Detmold
- **capital**: Paderborn
- **kreisschlüssel**: 05774
- **area**: 1246.8
- **population**: 299071
- **population as of**: 31/12/2014
- **density**: 240
- **carsign**: PB
- **url**: http://www.kreis-paderborn.de/
Recklinghausen (district)

**Recklinghausen** () is a _Kreis_ (district) in the middle of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

## Other websites

- Official website (German)
- Corpus juris of the county of Recklinghausen

## Infobox (german district)

- **name**: Recklinghausen
- **image coa**: DEU Kreis Recklinghausen COA.svg
- **image flag**:
- **state**: North Rhine-Westphalia
- **capital**: Recklinghausen
- **regierungsbezirk**: Münster Government Region, Münster
- **kreisschlüssel**: 05562
- **area**: 760.27
- **population**: 655,050
- **population as of**: 2002
- **density**: 862
- **carsign**: RE
- **url**: http://www.kreis-recklinghausen.de
- **map**: North_rhine_w_re.png
Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis

The **Rheinisch-Bergische Kreis** is a _Kreis_ (district) in the middle of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

## Towns and municipalities

|colspan=2 align=left|Towns|align=left|Municipalities|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|width=33%|# Bergisch Gladbach # Burscheid # Leichlingen|width=33%|<ol start=4> <li> Overath <li> Rösrath <li> Wermelskirchen </ol>|width=33%|# Kürten # Odenthal|

## Other websites

- Official website (German)

## Infobox (german district)

- **name**: Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis
- **image coa**: DEU Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis COA.svg
- **image flag**: Flagge Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis.svg
- **state**: North Rhine-Westphalia
- **capital**: Bergisch Gladbach
- **regierungsbezirk**: Cologne Government Region, Cologne
- **kreisschlüssel**: 05378
- **area**: 437.64
- **population**: 279,397
- **population as of**: 2004
- **density**: 633
- **carsign**: GL
- **url**: http://www.rbk-online.de
- **map**: North_rhine_w_gl.png
Rhein-Erft-Kreis

The **Rhein-Erft-Kreis** is a district in the west of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

## History

The district in its current borders was created in 1975, when the previous rural districts of Bergheim and Cologne were merged. On November 1, 2003 the district was renamed from _Erftkreis_ to _Rhein-Erft-Kreis_.

## Geography

The main river in the district is the Erft, which also gave it the name. The Erft flows through the foothills of the Eifel, on the left side of the Rhine river.

## Towns and municipalities

|colspan=2 align=left|Towns|align=left|Municipalities|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|width=33%|# Bedburg # Bergheim # Brühl # Erftstadt|width=33%|<ol start=5> <li>Frechen <li>Hürth <li>Kerpen <li>Pulheim <li>Wesseling </ol>|width=33%|# Elsdorf|

## Other websites

- Official website (German)

## Infobox (german district)

- **name**: Rhein-Erft-Kreis
- **image coa**: DEU Rhein-Erft-Kreis COA.svg
- **image flag**: Flagge Rhein-Erft-Kreis.svg
- **state**: North Rhine-Westphalia
- **capital**: Bergheim, North Rhine-Westphalia, Bergheim
- **regierungsbezirk**: Cologne Government Region, Cologne
- **kreisschlüssel**: 05362
- **area**: 704.5
- **population**: 455,487
- **population as of**: 2001
- **density**: 647
- **carsign**: BM
- **url**: http://www.rhein-erft-kreis.de
- **map**: North_rhine_w_bm.png
Rhein-Kreis Neuss

**Neuss** is a Kreis (district) in the west of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

## History

In 1975 the urban district of Neuss lost its independent status and was merged into the Grevenbroich district, which was renamed to _Kreis Neuss_. On May 26 2003 it changed its name, and is now officially called _Rhein-Kreis Neuss_.

## Towns and municipalities

|colspan=2 align=left|Towns|align=left|Municipalities|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|width=33%|# Neuss # Grevenbroich # Dormagen|width=33%|<ol start=4> <li>Meerbusch <li>Kaarst <li>Korschenbroich </ol>|width=33%|# Jüchen # Rommerskirchen|

## Other websites

- Official website  (German)

## Infobox (german district)

- **name**: Rhein-Kreis Neuss
- **image coa**: DEU Rhein-Kreis Neuss COA.svg
- **image flag**: Flagge Rhein Kreis Neuss.svg
- **state**: North Rhine-Westphalia
- **capital**: Neuss
- **regierungsbezirk**: Düsseldorf Government Region, Düsseldorf
- **kreisschlüssel**: 05162
- **area**: 576.456
- **population**: 445,800
- **population as of**: 2001
- **density**: 773
- **carsign**: NE
- **url**: http://www.kreis-neuss.de
- **map**: North_rhine_w_ne grey.png
Rhein-Sieg-Kreis

The **Rhein-Sieg-Kreis** is a district in south North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It nearly completely surrounds the city of Bonn.

## History

The district as known today was created in 1969, during the reorganization of the districts in North Rhine-Westphalia, by combining Sieg District with the Rural District of Bonn.

## Towns and municipalities

|align=left width=50%|Towns|align=left width=50%|Municipalities|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
||# Bad Honnef # Bornheim # Hennef (Sieg) # Königswinter # Lohmar # Meckenheim # Niederkassel # Rheinbach # Sankt Augustin # Siegburg # Troisdorf||# Alfter # Eitorf # Much # Neunkirchen-Seelscheid # Ruppichteroth # Swisttal # Wachtberg # Windeck|

## Other websites

- Official Website (German, English, French)

## Infobox (german district)

- **name**: Rhein-Sieg-Kreis
- **image coa**: DEU Rhein-Sieg-Kreis COA.svg
- **image flag**: DEU Rhein-Sieg-Kreis Flag.svg
- **state**: North Rhine-Westphalia
- **capital**: Siegburg
- **regierungsbezirk**: Cologne Government Region, Cologne
- **kreisschlüssel**: 05382
- **area**: 1,153.51
- **population**: 585,771
- **population as of**: 2002
- **density**: 484
- **carsign**: SU
- **url**: http://www.rhein-sieg-kreis.de
- **map**: North rhine w SU.svg
Gänsbrunnen

**Gänsbrunnen** was a municipality in Thal in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. The French name for Gänsbrunnen is _Saint-Joseph_. On 1 January 2021, the former municipalities of Gänsbrunnen and Welschenrohr merged to form the new municipality of Welschenrohr-Gänsbrunnen.

## Other websites

- Official website

## Infobox (swiss town)

- **subject name**: Gänsbrunnen
- **municipality name**: Gänsbrunnen
- **municipality type**: former
- **imagepath coa**: Gaensbrunnen-blason.png
- **map**: Karte Gemeinde Gänsbrunnen.png
- **languages**: German
- **canton**: Solothurn
- **iso-code-region**: CH-SO
- **district**: Thal (district), Thal
- **postal code**: 4716
- **municipality code**: 2423
- **area**: 11.36
- **elevation**: 732
- **population**: 96
- **populationof**: December 2005
- **website**: www.gaensbrunnen.ch
- **neighboring municipalities**: Corcelles, Berne, Corcelles (BE), Court (BE), Crémines (BE), Eschert (BE), Grandval, Switzerland, Grandval (BE), Herbetswil, Oberdorf, Solothurn, Oberdorf, Seehof, Switzerland, Seehof (BE), Selzach, Welschenrohr
Günsberg

**Günsberg** is a municipality in the district Lebern in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

## Other websites

- Official website

## Infobox (swiss town)

- **subject name**: Günsberg
- **image photo**: Guensberg2014.jpg
- **municipality name**: Günsberg
- **municipality type**: municipality
- **imagepath coa**: CHE Günsberg COA.svg
- **languages**: German
- **canton**: Solothurn
- **iso-code-region**: CH-SO
- **district**: Lebern (district), Lebern
- **postal code**: 4524
- **municipality code**: 2547
- **area**: 5.28
- **elevation**: 624
- **population**: 1129
- **populationof**: December 2005
- **website**: www.guensberg.ch
- **neighboring municipalities**: Attiswil (BE), Balm bei Günsberg, Farnern (BE), Herbetswil, Hubersdorf, Kammersrohr, Niederwil, Solothurn, Niederwil
Halten

**Halten** is a municipality in the district Wasseramt in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

## Other websites

- Official website

## Infobox (swiss town)

- **subject name**: Halten
- **image photo**: Halten aug2012 01.jpg
- **municipality name**: Halten
- **municipality type**: municipality
- **imagepath coa**: Halten-blason.png
- **languages**: German
- **canton**: Solothurn
- **iso-code-region**: CH-SO
- **district**: Wasseramt (district), Wasseramt
- **postal code**: 4566
- **municipality code**: 2520
- **area**: 1.85
- **elevation**: 465
- **population**: 843
- **populationof**: December 2005
- **website**: www.halten.ch
- **neighboring municipalities**: Heinrichswil-Winistorf, Hersiwil, Kriegstetten, Oekingen, Recherswil
Herbetswil

**Herbetswil** is a municipality in the district Thal in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

## Other websites

- Official website

## Infobox (swiss town)

- **subject name**: Herbetswil
- **municipality name**: Herbetswil
- **municipality type**: municipality
- **imagepath coa**: Herbetswil-blason.png
- **languages**: German
- **canton**: Solothurn
- **iso-code-region**: CH-SO
- **district**: Thal (district), Thal
- **postal code**: 4715
- **municipality code**: 2424
- **area**: 16.35
- **elevation**: 524
- **population**: 585
- **populationof**: December 2005
- **website**: www.herbetswil.ch
- **neighboring municipalities**: Aedermannsdorf, Balm bei Günsberg, Farnern (BE), Gänsbrunnen, Günsberg, Rumisberg (BE), Seehof, Switzerland, Seehof (BE), Welschenrohr
Hochwald, Switzerland

**Hochwald** is a municipality in the district Dorneck in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. The name means _high forest_.

## Infobox (swiss town)

- **subject name**: Hochwald
- **image photo**: Hochwald, Kirche St. Gallus 2.jpg
- **image caption**: The church of St. Gallus at Hochwald
- **municipality name**: Hochwald
- **municipality type**: municipality
- **imagepath coa**: Hochwald-blason.png
- **languages**: German
- **canton**: Solothurn
- **iso-code-region**: CH-SO
- **district**: Dorneck (district), Dorneck
- **postal code**: 4146
- **municipality code**: 2475
- **area**: 8.28
- **elevation**: 620
- **population**: 1227
- **populationof**: December 2005
- **website**: www.hochwald.ch
- **neighboring municipalities**: Büren, Solothurn, Büren, Dornach, Duggingen (BL), Gempen, Seewen
Chachapoyas Province

**Chachapoyas** is a province of Amazonas Region, Peru.

## Political division

Chachapoyas is divided into twenty-one districts, which are:

|**DISTRICT**|**MAYOR**|
| --- | --- |
|Asunción|Helda Molinari Trauco|
|Balsas|Eugenio Eslivan Tirado Ortiz|
|Chachapoyas|Víctor Raúl Culqui Puerta|
|Cheto|Elita Culquimboz Huaman|
|Chiliquín|Lazaro Quiroz Chuqui|
|Chuquibamba|Celso Leuman Portal Bustamante|
|Granada|Enoc Pilco Valle|
|Huancas|Asuncion Inga Cruz|
|La Jalca|Jose Tulio Culqui Velázquez|
|Leimebamba|Engels Escobedo Portal|
|Levanto|Rodolfo Inga Huaman|
|Magdalena|Diogenes Humberto Zavaleta Tenorio|
|Mariscal Castilla|Pedro Tuesta Culqui|
|Molinopampa|Zonia Maria Negron Tafur|
|Montevideo|Adalberto Rojas Gutierrez|
|Olleros|Nilcer Vargas Lapiz|
|Quinjalca|Braulio Baldemar Goñas Culqui|
|San Francisco de Daguas|Ludmilia Culquimboz Ruiz|
|San Isidro de Maino|Jose Anibal Santillan Vasquez|
|Soloco|Cenovio Loja Culqui|
|Sonche|Segundo Miguel Garcia Alvarado|

## Other websites

- Chachapoyas province official website
Cusco Province

**Cusco Province** is the smallest of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in southern  Peru.

## Political division

The province has eight districts (Spanish: _distritos_, singular: _distrito_). Each of the districts are led by a mayor (_alcalde_). The districts, with their capitals, are:

- Ccorca (Ccorca)
- Cusco (Cusco)
- Poroy (Poroy)
- San Jerónimo (San Jerónimo)
- San Sebastián (San Sebastián)
- Santiago (Santiago)
- Saylla (Saylla)
- Wanchaq (Wanchaq)

## Infobox (province peru/sandbox)

- **region**: Cusco Region, Cusco
- **cofarms**: Escudo de Cusco.png
- **flag**: Bandera de Cusco.png
- **province**: Cusco
- **capital**: Cusco
- **pop**: 348,493 (2005 census)
- **density**: 564.8
- **area**: 617.0
- **districts**: 8
- **web**: www.municusco.gob.pe
- **map**: Location of the province Cusco in Cusco.svg
- **mayor**: Marina Sequeiros Montesinos (2007)
- **ubigeo**: 0801
Hofstetten-Flüh

**Hofstetten-Flüh** is a municipality in the district Dorneck in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

## Infobox (swiss town)

- **subject name**: Hofstetten-Flüh
- **image photo**: Hofstetten-flueh-2011.jpg
- **image caption**: Street in Flüh and church of Hofstetten
- **municipality name**: Hofstetten-Flüh
- **municipality type**: municipality
- **imagepath coa**: Hofstetten-Flueh-blason.png
- **languages**: German
- **canton**: Solothurn
- **iso-code-region**: CH-SO
- **district**: Dorneck (district), Dorneck
- **postal code**: 4114 (Hofstetten) & 4112 (Flüh)
- **municipality code**: 2476
- **area**: 7.50
- **elevation**: 462
- **population**: 2899
- **populationof**: December 2005
- **website**: www.hofstettenflueh.ch
- **mayor**: Deborah Fischer-Ahr
- **neighboring municipalities**: Bättwil, Blauen, Basel-Landschaft, Blauen (BL), Ettingen (BL), Leymen (FR-68), Metzerlen-Mariastein, Witterswil
Hubersdorf

**Hubersdorf** is a municipality in the district Lebern in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

## Infobox (swiss town)

- **subject name**: Hubersdorf
- **image photo**: Blick auf Hubersdorf Mai 2011.jpg
- **image caption**: View of Hubersdorf
- **municipality name**: Hubersdorf
- **municipality type**: municipality
- **imagepath coa**: Hubersdorf-blason.png
- **languages**: German
- **canton**: Solothurn
- **iso-code-region**: CH-SO
- **district**: Lebern (district), Lebern
- **postal code**: 4535
- **municipality code**: 2548
- **area**: 1.40
- **elevation**: 480
- **population**: 655
- **populationof**: December 2005
- **website**: www.hubersdorf.ch
- **neighboring municipalities**: Attiswil (BE), Flumenthal, Günsberg, Kammersrohr, Niederwil, Solothurn, Niederwil, Riedholz
Hägendorf

**Hägendorf** is a municipality in the district Olten in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

## Other websites

- Official website

## Infobox (swiss town)

- **subject name**: Hägendorf
- **municipality name**: Hägendorf
- **municipality type**: municipality
- **imagepath coa**: Hägendorf-blazon.svg
- **languages**: German
- **canton**: Solothurn
- **iso-code-region**: CH-SO
- **district**: Olten (district), Olten
- **postal code**: 4614
- **municipality code**: 2579
- **area**: 13.87
- **elevation**: 434
- **population**: 4284
- **populationof**: December 2005
- **website**: www.haegendorf.ch
- **neighboring municipalities**: Egerkingen, Eptingen (BL), Gunzgen, Hauenstein-Ifenthal, Kappel, Switzerland, Kappel, Langenbruck (BL), Rickenbach, Solothurn, Rickenbach
Härkingen

**Härkingen** is a municipality in the district Gäu in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

## Other websites

- Official website

## Infobox (swiss town)

- **subject name**: Härkingen
- **image photo**: Malnova preĝejo kaj fromaghejo Härkingen 148.jpg
- **municipality name**: Härkingen
- **municipality type**: municipality
- **imagepath coa**: CHE Härkingen COA.svg
- **languages**: German
- **canton**: Solothurn
- **iso-code-region**: CH-SO
- **district**: Gäu (district), Gäu
- **postal code**: 4624
- **municipality code**: 2402
- **area**: 5.50
- **elevation**: 430
- **website**: www.haerkingen.ch
- **neighboring municipalities**: Egerkingen, Fulenbach, Gunzgen, Neuendorf, Switzerland, Neuendorf
Kappel

**Kappel** can be one of four places:

**In Switzerland:**
- Kappel, Switzerland, a municipality of the canton of Solothurn
- Kappel am Albis, a municipality of the canton of Zurich
- Ebnat-Kappel, a municipality of the canton of St. Gallen

**In Germany:**
- Kappel, Germany
Kappel, Switzerland

**Kappel** is a municipality in the district Olten in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

## Other websites

- Official website

## Infobox (swiss town)

- **subject name**: Kappel
- **municipality name**: Kappel
- **municipality type**: municipality
- **imagepath coa**: CHE Kappel SO COA.svg
- **languages**: German
- **canton**: Solothurn
- **iso-code-region**: CH-SO
- **district**: Olten (district), Olten
- **postal code**: 4616
- **municipality code**: 2580
- **area**: 5.09
- **elevation**: 425
- **population**: 2696
- **populationof**: December 2005
- **popofyear**: 2005
- **website**: www.kappel.ch
- **neighboring municipalities**: Boningen, Gunzgen, Hägendorf, Olten, Rickenbach, Solothurn, Rickenbach, Wangen bei Olten
Kestenholz

**Kestenholz** is a municipality in the district Gäu in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

## Other websites

- Official website
Genealogy website

## Infobox (swiss town)

- **subject name**: Kestenholz
- **municipality name**: Kestenholz
- **municipality type**: municipality
- **image photo**: Kestenholz.JPG
- **imagepath coa**: Kestenholz-blason.png
- **map**: Karte Gemeinde Kestenholz.png
- **languages**: German
- **canton**: Solothurn
- **iso-code-region**: CH-SO
- **district**: Gäu (district), Gäu
- **postal code**: 4703
- **municipality code**: 2403
- **area**: 8.58
- **elevation**: 450
- **website**: www.kestenholz.ch
- **neighboring municipalities**: Niederbipp (BE), Niederbuchsiten, Oberbuchsiten, Oensingen, Schwarzhäusern (BE), Wolfwil
Star Search

***Star Search*** is an American television game show, hosted by Ed McMahon. It began in the 1980s, and new versions appeared in the 1990s and 2000s.

_Star Search_ is a talent competition, where performers compete for prizes, including contract offers from different companies. Musical performers, dancers, models, comedians, and other kinds of talented people appear. Winners are chosen by celebrity judges, and also audience votes.

Some of the celebrities to win _Star Search_ competitions include singers Tiffany and Christina Aguilera, and comedienne Rosie O'Donnell.
Kleinlützel

**Kleinlützel** is a municipality in the district Thierstein in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

## Other websites

- Official website

## Infobox (swiss town)

- **subject name**: Kleinlützel
- **municipality name**: Kleinlützel
- **municipality type**: municipality
- **image photo**: Kleinlützel.JPG
- **imagepath coa**: CHE Kleinlützel COA.svg
- **map**: Karte Gemeinde Kleinlützel.png
- **languages**: German
- **canton**: Solothurn
- **iso-code-region**: CH-SO
- **district**: Thierstein (district), Thierstein
- **postal code**: 4245
- **municipality code**: 2619
- **area**: 16.29
- **elevation**: 420
- **website**: www.kleinluetzel.ch
- **places**: Huggerwald, Ring
- **neighboring municipalities**: Burg im Leimental (BL), Kiffis (FR-68), Liesberg (BL), Roggenburg, Basel-Landschaft, Roggenburg (BL), Röschenz (BL), Wolschwiller (FR-68)
Kriegstetten

**Kriegstetten** is a municipality in the district Wasseramt in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

## Other websites

- Official website

## Infobox (swiss town)

- **subject name**: Kriegstetten
- **municipality name**: Kriegstetten
- **municipality type**: municipality
- **imagepath coa**: CHE Kriegstetten SO COA.svg
- **languages**: German
- **canton**: Solothurn
- **iso-code-region**: CH-SO
- **district**: Wasseramt (district), Wasseramt
- **postal code**: 4566
- **municipality code**: 2525
- **area**: 1.13
- **elevation**: 453
- **population**: 1148
- **populationof**: December 2005
- **popofyear**: 2005
- **website**: www.kriegstetten.ch
- **neighboring municipalities**: Derendingen, Switzerland, Derendingen, Gerlafingen, Halten, Obergerlafingen, Oekingen, Recherswil
Siegen-Wittgenstein

**Siegen-Wittgenstein** is a landkreis (rural district or county) in the southeast of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

## History

In 1816 – 17 the two districts of Siegen and Wittgenstein were made as parts of the Prussian province of Westphalia. In 1974 the two districts were merged, and in 1984 the district changed its name to Siegen-Wittgenstein.

## Coat of arms

On the coat of arms, the two upper sections show, to the right, the arms of the Dukes of Nassau, who founded Siegen, and to the left, those of the Counts of Sayn-Wittgenstein. At the bottom a miner's lamp and a coppicing hook are pictured, to remember the mining and charcoal-burning history of the district.

## Towns and municipalities

|align=left width=50%|Towns|align=left width=50%|Municipalities|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
||# Bad Berleburg # Bad Laasphe # Freudenberg # Hilchenbach # Kreuztal # Netphen # Siegen||# Burbach # Erndtebrück # Neunkirchen (Siegerland) # Wilnsdorf|

## Other websites

- Official webpage
- History and genealogy for Wittgenstein

## Infobox (german district)

- **name**: Siegen-Wittgenstein
- **image coa**: DEU Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein COA.svg
- **state**: North Rhine-Westphalia
- **capital**: Siegen
- **regierungsbezirk**: Arnsberg Government Region, Arnsberg
- **kreisschlüssel**: 05970
- **area**: 1,131.47
- **population**: 295,787
- **population as of**: 2001
- **density**: 261
- **carsign**: SI
- **url**: [http://www.siegen-wittgenstein.de siegen-wittgenstein.de]
- **map**: North rhine w sw grey.png
Soest (district)

**Soest** () is a Kreis (district) in the middle of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

## Towns and municipalities

|align=left width=50%|Towns|align=left width=50%|Municipalities|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
||# Erwitte # Geseke # Lippstadt # Rüthen # Soest # Warstein # Werl||# Anröchte # Bad Sassendorf # Ense # Lippetal # Möhnesee # Welver # Wickede|

## Other websites

- Official website  (German, English)

## Infobox (german district)

- **name**: Soest
- **image coa**: DEU Kreis Soest COA.svg
- **image flag**: Flagge Kreis Soest.svg
- **state**: North Rhine-Westphalia
- **capital**: Soest, Germany, Soest
- **regierungsbezirk**: Arnsberg Government Region, Arnsberg
- **kreisschlüssel**: 05974
- **area**: 1,327.47
- **population**: 307,809
- **population as of**: 2001
- **density**: 232
- **carsign**: SO
- **url**: http://www.kreis-soest.de
- **map**: North_rhine_w_so.png