What is Euskirchen (district)?
{{Infobox German district| name=Euskirchen| image_coa=DEU Kreis Euskirchen COA.svg| state=North Rhine-Westphalia| capital=[[Euskirchen]]| regierungsbezirk=[[Cologne Government Region|Cologne]]| Kreisschlüssel = 05366| area=1,249.093| population=189,360| population_as_of=2001| density=152| carsign=EU| url=http://www.kreis-euskirchen.de| map=North rhine w EU.svg |coordinates = {{Coord|50.5|6.67|display=title|format=dms}} }} '''Euskirchen''' ([[German language|German]]: ''Kreis Euskirchen'', [[Kölsch (dialect)|Kölsch]]: ''Kriis Öskerche'') is a [[Districts of Germany|Kreis]] (district) in the south-west of [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], [[Germany]]. ==History== In [[1827]] a small district around the city of [[Euskirchen]] was made. In [[1932]] the district of Rheinbach was split up. Euskirchen district got the southern part of Rheinbach. In [[1972]] the Euskirchen district grew again because the district of Schleiden wa sput into Euskirchen rural district. == Coat of arms == {| |- valign=top ||[[Image:DEU Kreis Euskirchen COA.svg|150px|Coat of arms]] ||The [[coat of arms]] shows the four signs of the main historical territories or rulers of the district. Top-left are the roses of the counts of Arenburg, top-right the lion of [[Jülich]], bottom-right the wavy-line of the counts of Manderscheid-Blankenheim, and bottom-left the [[Cologne]] cross. The coat of arms was granted in [[1973]]. |} ==Towns and municipalities== {| !align=left width=50%|Towns !align=left width=50%|Municipalities |- valign=top || # [[Bad Münstereifel]] # [[Euskirchen]] # [[Mechernich]] # [[Schleiden]] # [[Zülpich]] || # [[Blankenheim, North Rhine-Westphalia|Blankenheim]] # [[Dahlem, North Rhine-Westphalia|Dahlem]] # [[Hellenthal]] # [[Kall, North Rhine-Westphalia|Kall]] # [[Nettersheim]] # [[Weilerswist]] |} == Other websites== * [http://www.kreis-euskirchen.de Official Website] (German) {{north rhine-westphalia}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Euskirchen (district)| ]]