| Heinsberg | |
 Map of North Rhine-Westphalia highlighting the district of Heinsberg |
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| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Adm. region | Cologne |
| District seat | Heinsberg |
| Area | 627. Germany (Deutschland is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen States, known in German as Länder (singular North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen usually shortened to NRW, official short form NW is the westernmost and - in terms of population and economic output - the A Regierungsbezirk is a type of government region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states ( ''Bundesländer'') Cologne is one of the five governmental districts of the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia. Heinsberg is the capital of the district Heinsberg, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. 7 km² |
| Population | 250,400 (2001) |
| Pop. density | 399 /km² |
| Licence plate code | HS |
| Web page | http://www.kreis-heinsberg.de |
Heinsberg is a Kreis (district) in the west of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume German car number plates ( Kfz-Kennzeichen) show the place where the car carrying them is registered North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen usually shortened to NRW, official short form NW is the westernmost and - in terms of population and economic output - the Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Neighboring districts are Viersen, district-free city Mönchengladbach, Neuss, Düren and Aachen, and also the Dutch province Limburg. Viersen is a Kreis (district in the west of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Mönchengladbach (mœnçənˈglatbax is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neuss is a Kreis ( District) in the west of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Düren is a Kreis (district in the west of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The district of Aachen ( Kreis Aachen) is a Kreis (district in the west of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Limburg ( Dutch: (Nederlands Limburg is the southern-most of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands.
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History
The area fell to Prussia in 1815, which in 1816 created the three districts Heinsberg, Erkelenz and Geilenkirchen. Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1816 ( MDCCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year In 1932 the districts Heinsberg and Geilenkirchen were merged, and in 1972 the Erkelenz district was merged as well. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In 1975 the district got its present size when the municipality Niederkrüchten was moved to the district Viersen. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Niederkrüchten is a municipality in the district of Viersen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Viersen is a Kreis (district in the west of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography
Geographically it covers the lowlands of the Niederrheinische Bucht.
Rivers
- Rur is the main river. The Rur -German in Dutch and French Roer, &mdash not to be confused with the Ruhr &mdash is a river in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands
- Wurm
- Schwalm
- Niers
Coat of arms
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The coat of arms show two lions in the top part, in the left the silver lion of the city and the dukes of Heinsberg, in the right the black lion on yellow ground of the duchy of Jülich. For the river in Bavaria see Würm. For other uses see Wurm (disambiguation. The Swalm (-Dutch Schwalm is a small River in Germany and the Netherlands, tributary to the river Meuse. The Niers is a River in Germany and the Netherlands, right tributary to the river Meuse. Heinsberg is the capital of the district Heinsberg, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The bottom part derives from the coat of arms of the former district Erkelenz, the fleur-de-lis from the city of Erkelenz represent the Maria-abbey in Aachen, and the blue flax flower in the middle remembers the old tradition of flax and linen trading in Erkelenz. The fleur-de-lys (or fleur-de-lis, plural fleurs-de-lis ˌfləː(rdəˈliː (ˌfləː(rdəˈlɪs in Quebec) translated from French as "lily Flax (also known as common flax or linseed) (binomial name Linum usitatissimum) is a member of the genus Linum Linen is a Textile made from the Fibers of the Flax plant Linum usitatissimum. Erkelenz is a town in the district Heinsberg, in North Rhine-Westphalia. |
Towns and municipalities
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External links
- Official website (German)
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