Siegen-Wittgenstein
district in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Siegen-Wittgenstein is a landkreis (rural district or county) in the southeast of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Siegen-Wittgenstein | |
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 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: Coordinates: 50°55′N 8°10′E / 50.92°N 8.17°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Adm. region | Arnsberg |
| Capital | Siegen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,131.47 km2 (436.86 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 274,342 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (630/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | SI |
| Website | siegen-wittgenstein.de |
History Edit
In 1816 – 17 the two districts of Siegen and Wittgenstein were made as parts of the Prussian province of Westphalia. In 1974 the two districts were merged, and in 1984 the district changed its name to Siegen-Wittgenstein.
Coat of arms Edit
On the 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 pictured, to remember the mining and charcoal-burning history of the district.
Towns and municipalities Edit
| Towns | Municipalities |
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References Edit
- ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
Other websites Edit
- Official webpage (in German)
- History and genealogy for Wittgenstein Archived 2008-02-22 at the Wayback Machine