Höxter Rural District

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Höxter
District
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Country  Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Adm. region Detmold
Capital Höxter
Area
 • Total 1,119.764 km2 (432.343 sq mi)
Population (31/12/2006)
 • Total 152,627
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration HX
Website http://www.kreis-hoexter.de

Höxter (IPA: [ˈhœkstɐ]) is a Kreis (district) in the east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

History[change | change source]

In 1816 the new Prussian government created three districts in the area, Höxter, Brakel and Warburg. In 1832 Höxter and Brakel were joined together as Höxter.

The present district was created in 1975 when the former districts Warburg and Höxter were merged. At the same time the municipalities in the district were joined to form the ten cities that exist today.

Coat of arms[change | change source]

Coat of arms The lily in the bottom comes from the old coat of arms of the Warburg district, and is also found in the coat of arms of the city Warburg. The blue wave line stands for the river Weser, and the cross in the top derives from the coat of arms of the state of Paderborn, which was controlled by the bishop.

Towns and municipalities[change | change source]

  1. Bad Driburg
  2. Beverungen
  3. Borgentreich
  4. Brakel
  5. Höxter
  1. Marienmünster
  2. Nieheim
  3. Steinheim
  4. Warburg
  5. Willebadessen

Other websites[change | change source]

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