page_title: Viersen (district)
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Viersen (district) / History
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Panoramablick über den Remigiusplatz (Kirche St. Remigius im Hintergrund) in Viersen. English: Panoramic view of the Remigius square (church of Saint Remigius in the back) in the german town Viersen Esperanto: Panorama bildo de la placo Remigius (preĝejo de la Sankta Remigius fone) en la germana urbo Viersen Polski: Plac "Remigiusplatz" w Viersen w RFNie. Panorama około 120°.
context_page_description: Viersen 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.
context_section_description: In 1816, the new Prussian government created the district of Kempen.  Originally belonging to the Regierungsbezirk Kleve, it was dissolved in 1822, and since then has 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.
caption: Panoramic view of the Remigius square in Viersen.
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