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The Rheinisch-Bergische Kreis is a Kreis (district) in the Cologne Bonn Region of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Kreis Mettman, Oberbergischer Kreis and Rhein-Sieg, and the district-free cities Cologne, Leverkusen, Solingen and Remscheid.

Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis
District
Flag
Coat of arms
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Adm. regionCologne
CapitalBergisch Gladbach
Area
 • Total437.64 km2 (168.97 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2020)[1]
 • Total283,275
 • Density650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationGL
Websitehttp://www.rbk-online.de

History


The area of the Bergisches Land belonged to the earldom Berg for most of medieval times, and still gives the district its name.

Bergisch Gladbach Kreishaus
Bergisch Gladbach Kreishaus

In 1816 after the whole Rhineland area did come to Prussia the districts of Wipperfürth, Mülheim, Lennep, Opladen and Solingen were created on the area now covered by the district. In 1819 Opladen and Solingen were merged into a bigger Solingen district. In 1929 a new Rhein-Wupper district was created, while several municipalities were incorporated into the cities Wuppertal, Remscheid and Solingen. 1932 the districts Mülheim and Wipperfürth were merged to form the old Rheinisch-Bergische Kreis. Finally, in 1975 most area of the two districts Rhein-Wupper and Rheinisch-Bergisch was merged to form the current district.


Geography


The district form the western part of the Bergisches Land, where the hills of the Sauerland descend into the Rhine valley.


Coat of arms


The top part of the coat of arms show the geographical location of the district near the rhine valley - the silver band symbolized the Rhine river. This symbol comes from the coat of arms of the former prussian province Rhineland. In the left side the double bars are thought to symbolize a castle, they were used by the earls of Berg around 1100. When in 1225 the dukes of Limburg did take over they introduce their sign, the red lion with a blue tongue, into the coat of arms of the earldom.


Cities and municipalities


Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district
Cities Municipalities
  1. Bergisch Gladbach
  2. Burscheid
  3. Leichlingen
  1. Overath
  2. Rösrath
  3. Wermelskirchen
  1. Kürten
  2. Odenthal

References


  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2020" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 21 June 2021.


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На других языках

[de] Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis

Der Rheinisch-Bergische Kreis, gegründet am 1. Oktober 1932, ist ein Kreis im Süden von Nordrhein-Westfalen.
- [en] Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis

[ru] Рейниш-Бергиш (район)

Рейниш-Бергиш (нем. Rheinisch-Bergischer) — район в Германии. Центр района — город Бергиш-Гладбах. Район входит в землю Северный Рейн-Вестфалия. Подчинён административному округу Кёльн. Занимает площадь 437 км². Население — 277,0 тыс. чел. (2010). Плотность населения — 633 человека/км². Официальный код района — 05 3 78.


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