Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis

The Rheinisch-Bergische Kreis is a Kreis (district) in the middle of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis
District
Flag of Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis
Flag
Coat of arms of Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 51°01′N 7°12′E
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Adm. regionCologne
CapitalBergisch Gladbach
Area
 • Total437.64 km2 (168.97 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2022)[1]
 • Total286,213
 • Density650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationGL
Websitehttp://www.rbk-online.de

Coat of arms
Coat of arms The top part of the coat of arms shows the location of the district near the Rhine valley. The silver band symbolized the Rhine river. This symbol comes from the coat of arms of the former Prussian province Rhineland. In the left side, the double bars are thought to symbolize a castle; they were used by the earls of Berg at around 1100. In 1225, when the dukes of Limburg did take over, they introduced their sign, the red lion with a blue tongue, into the coat of arms of the earldom.

Towns and municipalities
Towns Municipalities
  1. Bergisch Gladbach
  2. Burscheid
  3. Leichlingen
  1. Overath
  2. Rösrath
  3. Wermelskirchen
  1. Kürten
  2. Odenthal

References
  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

Other websites
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.