Oberbergischer Rural District

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Coat of arms	Map


Oberbergischer Kreis
Map of North Rhine-Westphalia highlighting the district of Oberbergischer Kreis
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Adm. region	Cologne
District seat	Gummersbach
Area	918.53 km²
Population	290.308 (2003)
Pop. density	316 /km²
Licence plate code	GM
Web page	http://www.oberbergischer-kreis.de

The Oberbergische Kreis is a Landkreis (rural district) in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Oberbergische means Upper Bergian, meaning it is the part of the mediaeval county of Berg which is up river. The other part of the county, lower down the river Wupper was called Niederbergisch or Lower Berg.

The districts in North Rhine Westphalia were changed between 1969/75. That is when the district coulod its currect size.

[change] Coat of arms

The coat of arms is a joining of the heraldic signs of the territories the district belonged to. The red-white bar in the top symbolizes the County of Mark and the lion that of Berg. Homburg Castle (near Nümbrecht) was the seat of the Princes of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg.

[change] Politics

[change] District Administrator

1945-1951: Dr. August Dresbach, CDU
1951-1952: Fritz Eschmann, SPD
1952-1956: Wilhelm Henn, CDU
1956-1961: Fritz Eschmann, SPD
1961-1964: Reinhard Kaufmann, CDU
1964-1969: Dr. Heinrich Schild, CDU
1969-1989: Hans Wichelhaus, CDU
1989-1994: Hans-Leo Kausemann, CDU
1994-1999: Herbert Heidtman, SPD

Since the October 1st, 1999 there is only one (directly elected) District Administrator who at the same time is head of management:

1999-2004: Hans-Leo Kausemann, CDU
2004-today: Hagen Jobi, CDU

[change] District Administrator for the management

1946-1979: Dr. Friedrich-Wilhelm Goldenbogen, CDU
1979-1987: Dr. Dieter Fuchs, CDU
1987-1994: Dr. Gert Ammermann, CDU
1995-1999: Heribert Rohr, SPD

[change] Towns and municipalities

Towns	Municipalities
Bergneustadt Gummersbach Hückeswagen Radevormwald Waldbröl Wiehl Wipperfürth	Engelskirchen Lindlar Marienheide Morsbach Nümbrecht Reichshof