Mettmann Rural District
district in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mettmann is a Kreis (district) in the middle of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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Mettmann | |
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Coordinates: 51°15′N 7°00′E | |
Country | Germany |
State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Capital | Mettmann |
Area | |
• Total | 407.09 km2 (157.18 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2022)[1] | |
• Total | 489,794 |
• Density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | ME |
Website | www.kreis-mettmann.de |
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In the district is the valley of the small river Düssel, the Neanderthal, where the fossils of the human species Neanderthals were first found.