Rhein-Kreis Neuss Rural District
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| Rhein-Kreis Neuss | |
 Map of North Rhine-Westphalia highlighting the district of Rhein-Kreis Neuss |
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| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Adm. region | Düsseldorf |
| District seat | Neuss |
| Area | 576.456 km² |
| Population | 445,800 (2001) |
| Pop. density | 773 /km² |
| Licence plate code | NE |
| Web page | http://www.kreis-neuss.de |
Neuss is a Kreis (district) in the west of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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[change] History
In 1975 the urban district of Neuss lost its independent status and was merged into the Grevenbroich district, which was renamed to Kreis Neuss. On May 26 2003 it changed its name, and is now officially called Rhein-Kreis Neuss.
[change] Coat of arms
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The coat of arms was continued from the district Grevenbroich. The lion in the right side comes from the city of Jülich. The black cross in the left comes from the Cologne coat of arms. Both the bishops of Cologne as well as the dukes of Jülich owned land of the Neuss district. |
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[change] Other websites
- Official website (German)
.svg/30px-Flag_of_North_Rhine-Westphalia_(state).svg.png){kind=small} 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 • Coesfeld • Düren • Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis • Euskirchen • Gütersloh • Heinsberg • Herford • Hochsauerland • Höxter • Kleve • 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 | |
