Rhein-Kreis Neuss
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| State: | North Rhine-Westphalia | |||||||||||||||
| Capital: | Neuss
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| Area:||576.456 km²
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| Inhabitants:||445,800 (2001)
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| pop. density:||773 inh./km²
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| Car identification:||NE
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| Homepage:||http://www.kreis-neuss.de
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HistoryIn 1816 the districts Grevenbroich and Neuss were created when the whole area became part of Prussia. The city Neuss left the district in 1913 to become an urban district. In 1929 the two districts were merged into the new district Grevenbroich-Neuss, which was renamed to Grevenbroich in 1946. In 1975 the urban district of Neuss lost its independent status and was merged into the Grevenbroich district, which was renamed to Kreis Neuss to represent the new administrative seat. On May 26 2003 it changed its name, and is now officially called Rhein-Kreis Neuss. GeographyThe main rivers of the district is the Rhine which forms most of the north-easter border of the district, as well as the Erft. In the southern part of the district are big open pit Lignite (brown coal) mines. Coat of arms
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