What is Mettmann Rural District?
{{Infobox German District |name = Mettmann |image_coa = DEU Kreis Mettmann COA.svg |image_flag = Flagge Kreis Mettmann.svg |map = north rhine w me.png |state = North Rhine-Westphalia |Regierungsbezirk = [[Düsseldorf Government Region|Düsseldorf]] |capital = [[Mettmann]] |Kreisschlüssel = 05158 |area = 407.09 |population = 505,507 |population_as_of = 31 May 2005 |density = 1239 |carsign = ME |url = [http://www.kreis-mettmann.de www.kreis-mettmann.de] |coordinates = {{Coord|51.25|7.0|display=title|format=dms}} }} '''Mettmann''' is a Kreis ([[district]]) in the middle of [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], [[Germany]]. In the district is the valley of the small river ''Düssel'', the ''[[Neanderthal, Germany|Neanderthal]]'', where the fossils of the human species [[Neanderthals]] were first found. == Coat of arms == {| |- valign=top ||[[Image:DEU Kreis Mettmann COA.svg|100px|Coat of arms]] ||The red lion with the blue tongue is the sign of the [[Berg (earldom)|earldom Berg]]. In the black border it has the symbols for the two most important industries of the district - lockmaking and agriculture. The coat of arms was designed in [[1936]] by the painter and [[Heraldry|herald]] Pagenstecher from [[Düsseldorf]]. |} ==Towns and municipalities== {| |- valign=top || # [[Erkrath]] # [[Haan]] # [[Heiligenhaus]] # [[Hilden]] # [[Langenfeld, Rhineland|Langenfeld]] || <ol start=6> <li> [[Mettmann]] <li> [[Monheim am Rhein]] <li> [[Ratingen]] <li> [[Velbert]] <li> [[Wülfrath]] </ol> |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.kreis-mettmann.de Official website] (German) {{north rhine-westphalia}} [[Category:Mettmann Rural District| ]] {{multistub|geo|Europe}} {{authority control}}