Siegen-Wittgenstein
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 Map of North Rhine-Westphalia highlighting the district of Siegen-Wittgenstein |
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| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Adm. region | Arnsberg |
| District seat | Siegen |
| Area | 1,131.47 km² |
| Population | 295,787 (2001) |
| Pop. density | 261 /km² |
| Licence plate code | SI |
| Web page | siegen-wittgenstein.de |
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Siegen-Wittgenstein is a Kreis (district) in the southeast of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Olpe, Hochsauerland, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Lahn-Dill, Westerwaldkreis, Altenkirchen.
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[edit] History
In 1816–17 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.
[edit] Geography
Geographically it covers the hills southeast of the Sauerland hills, the Siegerland.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Towns and municipalities
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 Urban and rural districts in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany  |
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| Urban districts | Aachen · Bielefeld · Bochum · Bonn · Bottrop · Dortmund · Duisburg · Düsseldorf · Essen · Gelsenkirchen · Hagen · Hamm · Herne · Köln (Cologne) · Krefeld · Leverkusen · Mönchengladbach · Mülheim · Münster · Oberhausen · Remscheid · Solingen · Wuppertal |  |
| Rural Districts | Aachen · Borken · Kleve (Cleves) · Coesfeld · Düren · Ennepe-Ruhr · Euskirchen · Gütersloh · Heinsberg · Herford · Hochsauerland · Höxter · Lippe · Märkischer Kreis · Mettmann · Minden-Lübbecke · Oberbergischer Kreis · Olpe · Paderborn · Recklinghausen · Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis · Rhein-Erft-Kreis · Rhein-Kreis Neuss · Rhein-Sieg-Kreis · Siegen-Wittgenstein · Soest · Steinfurt · Unna · Viersen · Warendorf · Wesel | |
