Euskirchen (district)

Euskirchen
District
Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Adm. region	Cologne
Capital	Euskirchen
Area
• Total	1,249.093 km2 (482.278 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	189,360
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	EU
Website	http://www.kreis-euskirchen.de

Euskirchen is a Kreis (district) in the south-west of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

History

In 1827 a small district around the city of Euskirchen was made. In 1932 the district of Rheinbach was split up. Euskirchen district got the southern part of Rheinbach. In 1972 the Euskirchen district grew again because the district of Schleiden wa sput into Euskirchen rural district.

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 Arenburg, top-right the lion of Jülich, bottom-right the wavy-line of the counts of Manderscheid-Blankenheim, and bottom-left the Cologne cross. The coat of arms was granted in 1973.

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Municipalities
Bad Münstereifel Euskirchen Mechernich Schleiden Zülpich	Blankenheim Dahlem Hellenthal Kall Nettersheim Weilerswist

Other websites

• Official Website (German)