In 1827 a first district around the city of Euskirchen was created, however much smaller than today. In 1932 the district of Rheinbach was dissolved, whereby the Euskirchen district gained its southern part. In 1972 the Euskirchen district grew again by the inclusion of the Schleiden district.
Geography
Geographically, the south-western half of the district is inside the Eifel hill chain. This land is hardly suitable for agriculture, and therefore in historical times the region was rather poor. Areas further to the north-east are more flat and have historically been used to grow a variety of crops, most notably sugar beets. The only other source of wealth was the iron ore, but today the many forests there make the area interesting for tourists.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms shows the four signs of the main historical territories or rulers of the district. Top-left are the roses of the counts of Arenberg, top-right the lion of Jülich, bottom-right the wave-line of the counts of Manderscheid-Blankenheim, and bottom-left the Cologne cross. The coat of arms was granted in 1973.
Towns and municipalities
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district
euskirchen, district, euskirchen, german, pronunciation, ˈɔʏskɪʁçn, listen, kreis, district, south, west, north, rhine, westphalia, germany, neighboring, districts, aachen, düren, rhein, erft, kreis, rhein, sieg, ahrweiler, daun, bitburg, prüm, liège, province. Euskirchen German pronunciation ˈɔʏskɪʁcn listen is a Kreis district in the south west of North Rhine Westphalia Germany Neighboring districts are Aachen Duren Rhein Erft Kreis Rhein Sieg Ahrweiler Daun Bitburg Prum and the Liege province Belgium EuskirchenDistrictFlagCoat of armsCountryGermanyStateNorth Rhine WestphaliaAdm regionCologneCapitalEuskirchenArea Total1 249 093 km2 482 278 sq mi Population 31 December 2021 1 Total194 701 Density160 km2 400 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST Vehicle registrationEU SLEWebsitehttp www kreis euskirchen de Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Coat of arms 4 Towns and municipalities 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditIn 1827 a first district around the city of Euskirchen was created however much smaller than today In 1932 the district of Rheinbach was dissolved whereby the Euskirchen district gained its southern part In 1972 the Euskirchen district grew again by the inclusion of the Schleiden district Geography EditGeographically the south western half of the district is inside the Eifel hill chain This land is hardly suitable for agriculture and therefore in historical times the region was rather poor Areas further to the north east are more flat and have historically been used to grow a variety of crops most notably sugar beets The only other source of wealth was the iron ore but today the many forests there make the area interesting for tourists Coat of arms EditThe coat of arms shows the four signs of the main historical territories or rulers of the district Top left are the roses of the counts of Arenberg top right the lion of Julich bottom right the wave line of the counts of Manderscheid Blankenheim and bottom left the Cologne cross The coat of arms was granted in 1973 Towns and municipalities Edit Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district Towns MunicipalitiesBad Munstereifel 17 395 Euskirchen 55 502 Mechernich 26 776 Schleiden 12 892 Zulpich 19 689 Blankenheim 8 534 Dahlem 4 163 Hellenthal 8 168 Kall 11 306 Nettersheim 7 475 Weilerswist 15 824 References Edit Bevolkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein Westfalens am 31 Dezember 2021 in German Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW Retrieved 20 June 2022 External links Edit Media related to Kreis Euskirchen at Wikimedia Commons Official Website German Coordinates 50 30 N 6 40 E 50 5 N 6 67 E 50 5 6 67 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Euskirchen district amp oldid 1125511771, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
