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| State: | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Adm. Region: | Düsseldorf |
| Capital: | Wesel[?] |
| Area: | 1,042.4 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 476,240 (2001) |
| pop. density: | 465 inh./km² |
| Car identification: | WES |
| Homepage: | http://www.kreis-wesel.de | Map |
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Wesel is a Kreis (district) in the norther-western part of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Borken, Recklinghausen, district-free cities Bottrop, Oberhausen, Duisburg and Krefeld, districts Viersen, Cleves.
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History
The district was created in 1975 by merging the previous districts Dinslaken, Moers and Rees, which were created back in 1816 when the area became part of Prussia.
Geography
The main river through the district in the Rhine.
Coat of arms
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The coat of arms show a willow tree with 13 branches representing the 13 municipalities and cities in the district. The green color as well as the tree was chosen to show that a lot of nature is still in it's natural state. The coat of arms was granted in 1978. |
Towns and municipalities
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External links
Official website (http://www.kreis-wesel.de) (German)