What is Coesfeld (district)?
{{Infobox German district| name=Coesfeld| image_coa=DEU Kreis Coesfeld COA.svg| image_flag=Flagge des Kreises Coesfeld.svg| state=North Rhine-Westphalia| capital=[[Coesfeld]]| regierungsbezirk=[[Münster Government Region|Münster]]| Kreisschlüssel = 05558| area=1.109,79| population=217.632| population_as_of=2002| density=196| carsign=COE| url=http://www.kreis-coesfeld.de| map=North_rhine_w_coe.png |latd=51.8667 |longd=7.3833 }} '''Coesfeld''' ({{IPA2|ˈkoːsfɛlt}}) is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the northwestern part of [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], [[Germany]], west of the city of [[Münster]]. == Coat of arms == {| |- valign=top ||[[File:DEU_Kreis_Coesfeld_COA.svg|100px|Coat of arms]] ||The [[coat of arms]] shows a bishop, a goose and a bell. The bishop is [[Ludger|Saint Liudger]], the first bishop of Münster. The goose is from a popular story about Liudger finding water during a drought. The bells of Lüdinghausen were said to chime by themselves, whenever Liudger entered the town. The left side is from the former coat of arms of the old district Lüdinghausen, while the right side comes from the old district Coesfeld. The coat of arms were granted in [[1979]]. |} == Towns and municipalities == {| !align=left|Towns |- valign=top || # [[Billerbeck]] # [[Coesfeld]] # [[Dülmen]] # [[Lüdinghausen]] # [[Olfen]] || # [[Ascheberg]] # [[Havixbeck]] # [[Nordkirchen]] # [[Nottuln]] # [[Rosendahl]] # [[Senden, North Rhine-Westphalia|Senden]] |} == References == {{reflist}} == Other websites == * [http://www.kreis-coesfeld.de Official website] {{in lang|de|en}} {{north rhine-westphalia}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Coesfeld (district)| ]]