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Kreis Heinsberg

Heinsberg
District
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Country  Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Adm. region Cologne
Capital Heinsberg
Area
 • Total 627.7 km2 (242.4 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2015)
 • Total 252,527
 • Density 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration HS
Website http://www.kreis-heinsberg.de

Heinsberg is a Kreis (district) in the west of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany with the town of Heinsberg as its capital. Neighbouring districts are Viersen, Neuss, Düren and Aachen, the city of Mönchengladbach and the Dutch province Limburg.

The area fell to Prussia in 1815, which in 1816 created the three districts Heinsberg, Erkelenz and Geilenkirchen. In 1932 the districts Heinsberg and Geilenkirchen were merged, and in 1972 the Erkelenz district was merged as well. In 1975 the district got its present size when the municipality Niederkrüchten was moved to the district Viersen.

Geographically it covers the lowlands of the Lower Rhine Bay.

Coordinates: 51°00′N 6°10′E / 51.0°N 6.17°E / 51.0; 6.17


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