Düren (destrict)
Düren | |
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 Coat airms | |
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| Kintra |  Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalie |
| Adm. region | Cologne |
| Foondit | 1972 |
| Caipital | Düren |
| Area | |
| • Total | 941.15 km2 (363.38 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 266,771 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (730/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | DN |
| Website | http://www.kreis-dueren.de |
Düren is a Kreis (destrict) in the wast o North Rhine-Westphalie, Germany. Neebourin destricts are Heinsberg, Neuss, Rhein-Erft-Kreis, Euskirchen an Aachen.
History[eedit | eedit soorce]
The destrict wis creatit in 1972 bi mergin the umwhile destricts o Jülich an Düren. Baith destricts date back tae 1816 when the new Proushie province Rhineland wis created. Afore the Napoleonic Wars aw o the aurie belangit tae the duchy o Jülich.
Geografie[eedit | eedit soorce]
Geografically it covers baith the lawlands o the Niederrheinische Bucht as well as the hills o the Eifel. The destrict haes rich lignite (broun coal) deposits, which is uised in open pit minin. Anither big industrie is paper production, which dates back tae the seicont pairt o the 16t century. The main river in the destrict is the Rur.
Coat o airms[eedit | eedit soorce]
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The coat o airms shows the lion frae the ceety o Jülich in the upper pairt. In the bottom it haes a paper roll wi the caipital letter D for Düren, acause the paper industrie haes lang history. The coat o airms wur grantit in 1942. |
Touns an municipalities[eedit | eedit soorce]
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Sister Coonty[eedit | eedit soorce]
Düren haes a pairtnership wi Dorchester Coonty in Maryland.
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 Juin 2022.
Freemit airtins[eedit | eedit soorce]
Media relatit tae Kreis Düren at Wikimedia Commons
- Offeecial wabsteid Archived 2012-05-08 at the Wayback Machine (German)
