Viersen (destrict)

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:

Pardesia in Israel
Peterborough in the Unitit Kinrick
Cambridgeshire in the Unitit Kinrick
Lambersart in Fraunce
Kaniv in Ukraine
Panevėžys in Lithuanie
Calau in Brandenburg, Germany
Mittweida in Saxony, Germany

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
Coat of armsAt 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.

Touns an municipalities
destrict-depending municipalities
Brüggen
16.211 inhabitants
Grefrath
15.929 inhabitants
Niederkrüchten
15.457 inhabitants
Schwalmtal
19.279 inhabitantsmedium destrict-depending cities
   Kempen
36.323 inhabitants
Nettetal
42.434 inhabitants
Tönisvorst
30.238 inhabitants
Willich
51.939 inhabitantsmuckle destrict-depending cities
Viersen
76.330 inhabitants
based on data frae: 31. December 2005>

References

Freemit airtins

Offeecial wabsteid (German)

Category:Destricts o North Rhine-Westphalie