Wesel (district)

Wesel
District
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Adm. region	Düsseldorf
Capital	Wesel
Area
• Total	1,042.4 km2 (402.5 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	476,240
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	WES
Website	http://www.kreis-wesel.de

Wesel (IPA: [ˈveːzəl]) is a Kreis (district) in the northwestern part of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

History

The district was created in 1975 by merging old districts of Dinslaken, Moers and Rees, which were all created in 1816 when the area became part of Prussia.

Geography

The main river through the district is the River Rhine.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms show a willow tree with 13 branches representing the 13 municipalities and cities in the district. The green colour as well as the tree was chosen to show that the city is surrounded by a green belt. The coat of arms was granted in 1978.

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Municipalities
Dinslaken Hamminkeln Kamp-Lintfort Moers Neukirchen-Vluyn Rheinberg Voerde Wesel Xanten	Alpen Hünxe Schermbeck Sonsbeck

Other websites

• Official website (German)