What is Soest (district)?
{{Infobox German district| name=Soest| image_coa=DEU Kreis Soest COA.svg| image_flag=Flagge Kreis Soest.svg| state=North Rhine-Westphalia| capital=[[Soest, Germany|Soest]]| regierungsbezirk=[[Arnsberg Government Region|Arnsberg]]| Kreisschlüssel = 05974| area=1,327.47| population=307,809| population_as_of=2001| density=232| carsign=SO| url=http://www.kreis-soest.de| map=North_rhine_w_so.png |coordinates = {{Coord|51.58|8.25|display=title|format=dms}} }} '''Soest''' ({{IPA2|ˈzoːst}}) is a Kreis (district) in the middle of [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], [[Germany]]. == Coat of arms == {| |- valign=top ||[[File:DEU Kreis Soest COA.svg|100px|Coat of arms]] ||The coat of arms show two symbols from the bishops [[Cologne]], who owned the Soest until [[1449]]. In left half is the key of [[Saint Peter]], the patron of Cologne, in the right the black cross of Cologne. After the district was merged with Lippstadt the rose as symbol of the [[Lippe]] area was added on top of the cross. This new version of the coat of arms was granted in [[1976]]. |} == Towns and municipalities == {| !align=left width=50%|Towns !align=left width=50%|Municipalities |- valign=top || # [[Erwitte]] # [[Geseke]] # [[Lippstadt]] # [[Rüthen]] # [[Soest, Germany|Soest]] # [[Warstein]] # [[Werl]] || # [[Anröchte]] # [[Bad Sassendorf]] # [[Ense]] # [[Lippetal]] # [[Möhnesee]] # [[Welver]] # [[Wickede]] |} ==References== {{Reflist}} == Other websites == * [http://www.kreis-soest.de Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503203238/http://www.kreis-soest.de/ |date=2012-05-03 }} (German, English) {{north rhine-westphalia}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Soest (district)| ]]