What is Unna (district)?
{{Infobox German district| name=Unna| image_coa=Wappen Kreis Unna.svg| image_flag=Flagge Kreis Unna.svg| state=North Rhine-Westphalia| capital=[[Unna]]| regierungsbezirk=[[Arnsberg Government Region|Arnsberg]]| Kreisschlüssel = 05978| area=542.62| population=430,269| population_as_of=2001| density=793| carsign=UN| url=http://www.kreis-unna.de| map=North_rhine_w_un.png |coordinates = {{Coord|51.58|7.67|display=title|format=dms}} }} The '''Unna''' ({{IPA2|ˈʊna}}) district is a Kreis (district) in central [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], [[Germany]]. ==History == The area was known as Hamm for a long time. In [[1901]] the town of Hamm itself became a separate urban district, but government of Hamm Rural District stayed in the city until [[1929]]. In that year the administration was moved to [[Unna]], when the district name also changed to Unna. By [[1975]], the towns of [[Lünen]], [[Schwerte]], [[Selm]] and [[Werne]] had joined the district. == Coat of arms == {| |- valign=top ||[[Image:Wappen Kreis Unna.svg|100px|Coat of arms]] ||The district coat of arms combines two symbols relating to the Counts of the Mark, the red and white checked base (referring to the [[fess]] in the counts' arms), and the red lion of [[Berg (German region)|Berg]]. |} == Towns and municipalities == {| !colspan=2 align=left|Towns !align=left|Municipalities |- valign=top |width=33%| # [[Bergkamen]] # [[Fröndenberg]] # [[Kamen]] # [[Lünen]] |width=33%| <ol start=5> <li>[[Schwerte]] <li>[[Selm]] <li>[[Unna]] <li>[[Werne]] </ol> |width=33%| # [[Bönen]] # [[Holzwickede]] |} ==References== {{Reflist}} == Other websites== * [http://www.kreis-unna.de Official website] {{de}} {{north rhine-westphalia}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Unna (district)| ]]