Westerwaldkreis | Statistics | | State: | Rhineland-Palatinate | | Capital: | Montabaur | | Area: | 988.75 km² | | Inhabitants: | 203.636 (2003) density=207 ({{{population_as_of}}}) Germany is a federation of 16 states called Länder (singular Land, which may be translated as country) or unofficially Bundesländer (singular Bundesland, German federal state). ...
The Rhenish Palatinate (Rheinpfalz, sometimes Lower Palatinate or Niederpfalz) occupies rather more than a quarter of the German Bundesland (federal state) of Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz) and contains the towns of Ludwigshafen, Kaiserslautern, Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, Pirmasens, Landau and Speyer. ...
Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
| | pop. density: | {{{density}}} inh./km² | | Car identification: | WW | | Homepage: | http://www.westerwaldkreis.rlp.de | | Map | | | The Westerwaldkreis is a district (Kreis) in the east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Altenkirchen, Lahn-Dill, Limburg-Weilburg, Rhein-Lahn, the district-free city Koblenz, Mayen-Koblenz and Neuwied. Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. ...
Map of Rhineland Palatinate highlighting the Westerwald district Based on the templates at Wikipedia:WikiProject German districts/Maptemplates File links The following pages link to this file: Westerwaldkreis Categories: GFDL images ...
The Rhenish Palatinate (Rheinpfalz, sometimes Lower Palatinate or Niederpfalz) occupies rather more than a quarter of the German Bundesland (federal state) of Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz) and contains the towns of Ludwigshafen, Kaiserslautern, Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, Pirmasens, Landau and Speyer. ...
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Lahn-Dill is a Kreis (district) in the west of Hesse, Germany. ...
Limburg-Weilburg is a Kreis (district) in the west of Hesse, Germany. ...
Rhein-Lahn is a district (Kreis) in the east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ...
Koblenz (also Coblenz and the French Coblence) is after Mainz and Ludwigshafen am Rhein the third largest city in Rhineland-Palatinate (german Rheinland-Pfalz), Germany. ...
Mayen-Koblenz is a district (Kreis) in the north of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ...
Neuwied is a district (Kreis) in the north of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ...
History When the area became part of Prussia in 1866 two districts covering the area were created. The northern part was covered by the Oberwesterwaldkreis with capital in Marienberg, the Unterwesterwaldkreis with capital in Montabaur covering the southern part. 1886 a third district was added with the Westerburg district with area from both of the other two districts. In 1932 the districts structure was reformed again, the Oberwesterwaldkreis and the Westerburg district were merged to a new Oberwesterwaldkreis with capital in Westerburg. In 1974 in another reform the districts Oberwesterwaldkreis and Unterwesterwaldkreis were merged to form the Westerwaldkreis. The coat of arms of the Kingdom of Prussia, 1701-1918 The word Prussia (German: Preußen or Preussen, Polish: Prusy, Lithuanian: Prūsai, Latin: Borussia) has had various (often contradictory) meanings: The land of the Baltic Prussians (in what is now parts of southern Lithuania, the Kaliningrad exclave of Russia and...
1866 is a common year starting on Monday. ...
1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) Events January 18 _ Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ...
1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ...
1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ...
Together with the neighboring Rhein-Lahn district a partnership with the English county Northamptonshire was started in 1981. As part of the partnership of Rhineland-Palatinate with Rwanda the district had a partnership with the municipality Mugesera since 1983. As in 2001 this municipality was included in the district Mirenge the partner changed. Northamptonshire (abbreviated Northants) is a county in central England with a population of 629,676 (2001 census). ...
1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Rhenish Palatinate (Rheinpfalz, sometimes Lower Palatinate or Niederpfalz) occupies rather more than a quarter of the German Bundesland (federal state) of Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz) and contains the towns of Ludwigshafen, Kaiserslautern, Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, Pirmasens, Landau and Speyer. ...
1983 is an integer and composite number that represents a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Geography The district is located in the Westerwald mountains. The highest elevation is the Fuchskaute with 657 m, the lowest is near Diez in the valley of the Gelbach with 150 m. The Westerwald is a mountain chain in Germany. ...
Coat of arms
 | The bottom part of the coat of arms show basalt pillars, as the Westerwald is of vulcanic origin. There are seven pillars representing the seven Verwaltungsgemeinden of the district which have basalt or quarzit in their area. The green band in the middle represent the forests, the jug in the upper part the traditional pottery industry in the district. | Coat of arms of the Westerwald district File links The following pages link to this file: Westerwaldkreis List of coats of arms of the districts in Rhineland-Palatinate Categories: Public domain images ...
Basalt Basalt is an extrusive igneous rock, sometimes porphyritic, and is often both fine-grained and dense. ...
A man shapes pottery as it turns on a wheel. ...
Towns and municipalities | Towns | Verbandsgemeinden | - Bad Marienberg
- Hachenburg
- Höhr-Grenzhausen
- Montabaur
- Ransbach-Baumbach
- Rennerod
- Selters
- Westerburg
- Wirges
| - Bad Marienberg
- Hachenburg
- Höhr-Grenzhausen
- Montabaur
- Ransbach-Baumbach
- Rennerod
- Selters
- Wallmerod
- Westerburg
- Wirges
| A Verbandsgemeinde (plural Verbandsgemeinden) is an administrative unit unique to the German Bundesland (federal state) of Rhineland-Palatinate. ...
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External links - Official website (http://www.westerwaldkreis.rlp.de) (German)
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Rural and urban districts in the Rhineland-Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate flag File links The following pages link to this file: Ahrweiler Altenkirchen (district) Alzey-Worms Bad Dürkheim (district) Bad Kreuznach (district) Bernkastel-Wittlich Birkenfeld (district) Bitburg-Prüm Daun (district) Cochem-Zell Donnersbergkreis Germersheim (district) Kaiserslautern (district) Kusel (district) Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis Mainz-Bingen Neuwied (district) Mayen...
The Rhenish Palatinate (Rheinpfalz, sometimes Lower Palatinate or Niederpfalz) occupies rather more than a quarter of the German Bundesland (federal state) of Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz) and contains the towns of Ludwigshafen, Kaiserslautern, Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, Pirmasens, Landau and Speyer. ...
| | Ahrweiler | Altenkirchen | Alzey-Worms | Bad Dürkheim | Bad Kreuznach | Bernkastel-Wittlich | Birkenfeld | Bitburg-Prüm | Cochem-Zell | Daun | Donnersbergkreis | Frankenthal | Germersheim | Kaiserslautern (town) | Kaiserslautern (district) | Kusel | Koblenz Coblenz | Landau | Ludwigshafen | Mainz | Mainz-Bingen | Mayen-Koblenz | Neustadt (Weinstraße) | Neuwied | Pirmasens | Rhein-Hunsrück | Rhein-Lahn | Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis | Speyer Spires | Südliche Weinstraße | Südwestpfalz | Trier | Trier-Saarburg | Westerwaldkreis | Worms | Zweibrücken Categories: Districts of Rhineland-Palatinate ...
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Bad Dürkheim is a district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ...
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Birkenfeld is a district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ...
Bitburg-Prüm is a district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ...
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Daun is a district (Kreis) in the north-west of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ...
The Donnersbergkreis is a district (Kreis) in the middle of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ...
Frankenthal is a city in southwestern Germany, in the state of Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate). ...
Germersheim is a district (Kreis) in the south-east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ...
Map of Germany showing Kaiserslautern Kaiserslautern is a town in the south of the Land Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany. ...
Kaiserslautern is a district (Kreis) in the south of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ...
Kusel is a district (Kreis) in the south of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ...
Koblenz (also Coblenz and the French Coblence) is after Mainz and Ludwigshafen am Rhein the third largest city in Rhineland-Palatinate (german Rheinland-Pfalz), Germany. ...
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Map of Germany showing Ludwigshafen am Rhein Ludwigshafen am Rhein is a city in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, with about 166,000 inhabitants. ...
Map of Germany showing Mainz Mainz (French Mayence) is a city in Germany, which is the capital of the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate. ...
Mainz-Bingen is a district (Kreis) in the east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ...
Mayen-Koblenz is a district (Kreis) in the north of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ...
Neustadt an der Weinstraße, otherwise known as Neustadt a. ...
Neuwied is a district (Kreis) in the north of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ...
Pirmasens is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ...
Rhein-Hunsrück is a district (Kreis) in the middle of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ...
Rhein-Lahn is a district (Kreis) in the east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ...
The Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis is a district (Kreis) in the east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ...
Speyer (English formerly Spires) is a city in Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate) with approx. ...
Südliche Weinstraße is a district (Kreis) in the south of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ...
Südwestpfalz is a district (Kreis) in the south of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ...
Trier: The Porta Nigra, viewed from outside Location of Trier Trier (French: Trèves), is Germanys oldest city. ...
Trier-Saarburg is a district in the west of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ...
Worms is a city in Germany, situated in Rhineland-Palatinate. ...
Zweibrücken is a city of Germany in Rhineland-Palatinate, on the Schwarzbach River at the border of the Palatine Forest. ...
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