What is Rhein-Sieg-Kreis?
{{Infobox German district| name=Rhein-Sieg-Kreis| image_coa=DEU Rhein-Sieg-Kreis COA.svg| image_flag=DEU Rhein-Sieg-Kreis Flag.svg| state=North Rhine-Westphalia| capital=[[Siegburg]]| regierungsbezirk=[[Cologne Government Region|Cologne]]| Kreisschlüssel = 05382| area=1,153.51| population=585,771| population_as_of=2002| density=484| carsign=SU| url=http://www.rhein-sieg-kreis.de| map=North rhine w SU.svg |coordinates = {{Coord|50.75|7.25|display=title|format=dms}} }} The '''Rhein-Sieg-Kreis''' is a district in south [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], [[Germany]]. It nearly completely surrounds the city of [[Bonn]]. ==History== The district as known today was created in [[1969]], during the reorganization of the districts in [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], by combining Sieg District with the Rural District of Bonn. == Coat of arms == {| |- valign=top ||[[Image:DEU Rhein-Sieg-Kreis COA.svg|100px|Coat of arms]] ||The red lion is the symbol of the dukes of [[Berg (earldom)|Berg]], who owned a large part of the district. The black cross in the shield is the symbol of [[Cologne]], because another part of the district was owned by the bishops of Cologne. The yellow sword is the symbol of [[Saint Michael]], the patron of the mighty [[Michaelsberg Abbey]] in Siegburg. |} ==Towns and municipalities== {| !align=left width=50%|Towns !align=left width=50%|Municipalities |- valign=top || # [[Bad Honnef]] # [[Bornheim]] # [[Hennef (Sieg)]] # [[Königswinter]] # [[Lohmar]] # [[Meckenheim]] # [[Niederkassel]] # [[Rheinbach]] # [[Sankt Augustin]] # [[Siegburg]] # [[Troisdorf]] || # [[Alfter]] # [[Eitorf]] # [[Much, North Rhine-Westphalia|Much]] # [[Neunkirchen-Seelscheid]] # [[Ruppichteroth]] # [[Swisttal]] # [[Wachtberg]] # [[Windeck]] |} ==References== {{Reflist}} == Other websites== {{Commons|Rhein-Sieg-Kreis}} * [http://www.rhein-sieg-kreis.de Official Website] (German, English, French) {{north rhine-westphalia}}{{Europe-stub}}{{authority control}} [[Category:Rhein-Sieg Rural District| ]]