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Euskirchen (district)

Coordinates: 50°30′N 6°40′E / 50.5°N 6.67°E / 50.5; 6.67
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Euskirchen
District
Coat of arms of Euskirchen
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 50°30′N 6°40′E / 50.5°N 6.67°E / 50.5; 6.67
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Adm. regionCologne
CapitalEuskirchen
Area
 • Total1,249.093 km2 (482.278 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2022)[1]
 • Total197,247
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationEU
Websitehttp://www.kreis-euskirchen.de

Euskirchen (German: Kreis Euskirchen, Kölsch: Kriis Öskerche) is a Kreis (district) in the south-west of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

History

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In 1827 a small district around the city of Euskirchen was made. In 1932 the district of Rheinbach was split up. Euskirchen district got the southern part of Rheinbach. In 1972 the Euskirchen district grew again because the district of Schleiden wa sput into Euskirchen rural district.

Coat of arms

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Coat of arms The coat of arms shows the four signs of the main historical territories or rulers of the district. Top-left are the roses of the counts of Arenburg, top-right the lion of Jülich, bottom-right the wavy-line of the counts of Manderscheid-Blankenheim, and bottom-left the Cologne cross.

The coat of arms was granted in 1973.

Towns and municipalities

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Towns Municipalities
  1. Bad Münstereifel
  2. Euskirchen
  3. Mechernich
  4. Schleiden
  5. Zülpich
  1. Blankenheim
  2. Dahlem
  3. Hellenthal
  4. Kall
  5. Nettersheim
  6. Weilerswist

Other websites

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  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
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