Siegen-Wittgenstein

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Siegen-Wittgenstein
District
Flagge Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein.svg
Flag
Coats of arms from the Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein.svg
Coat of arms
Siegen-Wittgenstein
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Adm. region Arnsberg
Capital Siegen
Government
 • District admin.Andreas Müller (SPD)
Area
 • Total1,131.47 km2 (436.86 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2021) [1]
 • Total274,342
 • Density240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration BLB, SI
Website siegen-wittgenstein.de

Siegen-Wittgenstein is a Kreis (district) in the southeast of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Olpe, Hochsauerlandkreis, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Lahn-Dill, Westerwaldkreis, and Altenkirchen.

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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

Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district Municipalities in SI.svgBurbachNeunkirchenFreudenberg
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district
Towns
  1. Bad Berleburg
  2. Bad Laasphe
  3. Freudenberg
  4. Hilchenbach
  5. Kreuztal
  6. Netphen
  7. Siegen
Municipalities
  1. Burbach
  2. Erndtebrück
  3. Neunkirchen (Siegerland)
  4. Wilnsdorf

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References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW . Retrieved 20 June 2022.

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