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Kreis (pronounced [ˈkʁaɪs]; plural Kreise [ˈkʁaɪzə]) is the German word for circle.
Kreis can also refer to:
Geography
- Kreise, or circle (country subdivision)s, various subdivisions roughly equivalent to counties, districts or municipalities
- Districts of Germany (including Kreise, Landkreise and Stadtkreise)
- Former districts of Prussia, also known as Kreise
- Kreise of the former Electorate of Saxony
- Kreise, district subdivisions in the Swiss canton of Graubünden
- Reichkreise, or Imperial Circles, ceremonial associations of several regional monarchies (Reichsländer) and/or imperial cities (Reichsstädte) in the Holy Roman Empire
People
- Harold Kreis (born 1959), Canadian-German ice hockey coach
- Jason Kreis (born 1972), American soccer player
- Melanie Kreis (born 1971), German businesswoman
- Wilhelm Kreis (1873–1955), German architect
Music and culture
- Der Kreis, a Swiss gay magazine
- de:Kreis (Band), rock band of the 1970s
See also
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