What is Heinsberg (district)?
{{Infobox German district| name=Heinsberg| image_coa=DEU Kreis Heinsberg COA.svg| image_flag=Flagge Kreis Heinsberg.svg| state=North Rhine-Westphalia| capital=[[Heinsberg]]| regierungsbezirk=[[Cologne Government Region|Cologne]]| Kreisschlüssel = 05370| area=627.7| population=250,400| population_as_of=2001| density=399| carsign=HS| url=http://www.kreis-heinsberg.de| map=North_rhine_w_hs.png |coordinates = {{Coord|51.0|6.17|display=title|format=dms}} }} '''Heinsberg''' is a Kreis (district) in the west of [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], [[Germany]]. ==History== The area became [[Prussia]]n in 1815. To help govern its new land Prussia made three districts Heinsberg, Erkelenz and Geilenkirchen in 1816. In 1932 the districts of Heinsberg and Geilenkirchen were joined, and in [[1972]] the Erkelenz district was joined to the others as well. In 1975 the municipality of [[Niederkrüchten]] was moved to the district [[Viersen (district)|Viersen]]. That was the last change to the district's size ===Rivers=== * [[Rur]] is the main river. * [[Wurm]] * [[Swalm|Schwalm]] * [[Niers]] ==Coat of arms== {| |- valign=top ||[[Image:DEU Kreis Heinsberg COA.svg|100px|Coat of arms]] ||The [[coat of arms]] show two lions in the top part, in the left the silver lion of the city and the dukes of [[Heinsberg]], in the right the black lion on yellow ground of the [[duchy of Jülich]]. The bottom part is from the coat of arms of the old district of Erkelenz, the [[fleur-de-lis]] from the city of Erkelenz is for the Maria-abbey in Aachen, and the blue [[flax]] flower in the middle remembers the old industry of [[flax]] and [[linen]] trading in [[Erkelenz]]. |} ==Towns and municipalities== {| !align=left width=50%|Towns !align=left width=50%|Municipalities |- valign=top || # [[Erkelenz]] # [[Geilenkirchen]] # [[Heinsberg]] # [[Hückelhoven]] # [[Übach-Palenberg]] # [[Wassenberg]] # [[Wegberg]] || # [[Gangelt]] # [[Selfkant]] # [[Waldfeucht]] |} == References == <references /> == Other websites== * [http://www.kreis-heinsberg.de Official webs