Unna Rural District

Unna
District
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Adm. region	Arnsberg
Capital	Unna
Area
• Total	542.62 km2 (209.51 sq mi)
Population (2001)
• Total	430,269
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration	UN
Website	http://www.kreis-unna.de

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

History

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

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

Towns		Municipalities
Bergkamen Fröndenberg Kamen Lünen	Schwerte Selm Unna Werne	Bönen Holzwickede

Other websites

• Official website (German)