Unna (district)

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Unna
District
Flag of Unna
Flag
Coat of arms of Unna
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: Coordinates: 51°35′N 7°40′E / 51.58°N 7.67°E / 51.58; 7.67
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Adm. regionArnsberg
CapitalUnna
Area
 • Total542.62 km2 (209.51 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2021)[1]
 • Total393,063
 • Density720/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationUN
Websitehttp://www.kreis-unna.de

The Unna (IPA: [ˈʊna]) district is a Kreis (district) in central North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

History[change | change source]

The area was known as Hamm for a long time. In 1901 the town of Hamm itself became a separate urban district, but government of Hamm Rural District stayed in the city until 1929. In that year the administration was moved to Unna, when the district name also changed to Unna.

By 1975, the towns of Lünen, Schwerte, Selm and Werne had joined the district.

Coat of arms[change | change source]

Coat of arms The district coat of arms combines two symbols relating to the Counts of the Mark, the red and white checked base (referring to the fess in the counts' arms), and the red lion of Berg.

Towns and municipalities[change | change source]

Towns Municipalities
  1. Bergkamen
  2. Fröndenberg
  3. Kamen
  4. Lünen
  1. Schwerte
  2. Selm
  3. Unna
  4. Werne
  1. Bönen
  2. Holzwickede

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2022.

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