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Guetersloh (district)
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| State: | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Adm. Region: | Detmold |
| Capital: | Gütersloh[?] |
| Area: | 967.18 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 345,370 (2001) |
| pop. density: | 357 inh./km² |
| Car identification: | GT |
| Homepage: | http://www.kreis-guetersloh.de | Map |
Gütersloh is a Kreis (district) in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Osnabrück, Herford, district-free Bielefeld, Lippe, Paderborn, Soest and Warendorf.
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It was created in 1973 as one of the reorganization of the districts in North Rhine-Westphalia, when the previous districts of Halle and Rheda-Wiedenbrück were merged. Also the districts Bielefeld, Paderborn, Beckum und Warendorf did give some of their area to the newly formed district. The precursor districts were created in 1816 when the new prussian province Westphalia did emerge.
The east of the district is covered by the Teutoburg Forest, which also contains the highest elevation of the district, the Hengeberg (316m). In the west it has the spring of the Ems river. The Ems valley also contains the lowest point of the district, near Harsewinkel[?] with 56m.
| The coat of arms was created with the creation of the district in 1973 by combining the symbols from the arms of the previous districts Halle and Rheda-Wiedenbrück. The three elements drive from the medieval counties in the area now covered by the district. The golden eagle in the bottom of the coat comes from the dukedom Rietberg. The wheel in the middle derives from the sign of the city Osnabrück, who owned the Amt Reckenberg. The chevrons in the top part are the symbol of the dukedom Ravensberg. |
External links Official website (http://www.kreis-guetersloh.de) (German)
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