Siegen-Wittgenstein

Siegen-Wittgenstein is a Kreis (district) in the southeast of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Olpe, Hochsauerlandkreis, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Lahn-Dill, Westerwaldkreis, and Altenkirchen.

Siegen-Wittgenstein
District
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Adm. region	Arnsberg
Capital	Siegen
Government
• District admin.	Andreas Müller (SPD)
Area
• Total	1,131.47 km2 (436.86 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2023)[1]
• Total	276,625
• Density	240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	BLB, SI
Website	siegen-wittgenstein.de

History

In 1816–1817, the two districts of Siegen and Wittgenstein were created as parts of the Prussian province of Westphalia. In 1974, the two districts were merged, and in 1984 the name Siegen-Wittgenstein was adopted.

Geography

Geographically, it covers the hills southeast of the Sauerland hills, the Siegerland and Wittgensteiner Land.

Coat of arms

The two upper sections show, to the right, the arms of the Dukes of Nassau, who founded Siegen, and to the left, those of the Counts of Sayn-Wittgenstein. At the bottom a miner's lamp and a coppicing hook are depicted, in reference to the mining and charcoal-burning history of the district.

Towns and municipalities

Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district

Towns

1. Bad Berleburg
2. Bad Laasphe
3. Freudenberg
4. Hilchenbach
5. Kreuztal
6. Netphen
7. Siegen

Municipalities

1. Burbach
2. Erndtebrück
3. Neunkirchen (Siegerland)
4. Wilnsdorf

References

1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.

External links

• Media related to Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein at Wikimedia Commons
• Official webpage (in German)
• History and genealogy for Wittgenstein

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