Siegen-Wittgenstein District | |||
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Country | Germany | ||
State | North Rhine-Westphalia | ||
Adm. region | Arnsberg Region | ||
Capital | Siegen | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 1,131.47 km2 (436.86 sq mi) | ||
Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |||
• Total | 282,681 | ||
• Density | 250/km2 (650/sq mi) | ||
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
Vehicle registration | SI | ||
Website | siegen-wittgenstein.de |
County of Wittgenstein Grafschaft Wittgenstein | |||||
State of the Holy Roman Empire | |||||
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Coat of arms of the Counts of Wittgenstein | |||||
Capital | Wittgenstein Castle | ||||
Government | Principality | ||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||
- | Established | 1174 | |||
- | Merged with Sayn-Sponheim |
1357 1357 |
Siegen-Wittgenstein District is a Kreis (district) in the southeast of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Olpe, Hochsauerland, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Lahn-Dill, Westerwald, Altenkirchen.
History[]
In 1816–1817, the two districts of Siegen and Wittgenstein were created as parts of the Prussian province of Westphalia. In 1974, the two districts were merged, and in 1984 the name Siegen-Wittgenstein was adopted.
Geography[]
Geographically, it covers the hills southeast of the Sauerland hills, the Siegerland and Wittgensteiner Land.
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 depicted, in reference to the mining and charcoal-burning history of the district.
Towns and municipalities[]
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References[]
- ^ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. 31 December 2010. http://www.it.nrw.de/statistik/a/daten/amtlichebevoelkerungszahlen/index.html.
External links[]
- Media related to Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein at Wikimedia Commons
- Official webpage (German)
- History and genealogy for Wittgenstein
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