Siegen-Wittgenstein

Siegen-Wittgenstein
District
Country  Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Adm. region Arnsberg
Capital Siegen
Area
 • Total 1,131.47 km2 (436.86 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2016)[1]
 • Total 277,933
 • Density 250/km2 (640/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration SI
Website siegen-wittgenstein.de
County of Wittgenstein
Grafschaft Wittgenstein
1174–1357
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Coat of arms of the Counts of Wittgenstein
Status Grafschaft (County)
(State of the Holy Roman Empire)
Capital Wittgenstein Castle
Government County
Historical era Middle Ages
• Established
1174
• Merged with Sayn-Sponheim
1357
Succeeded by
Sayn-Wittgenstein

Siegen-Wittgenstein is a Kreis (district) in the southeast of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Olpe, Hochsauerlandkreis, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Lahn-Dill, Westerwaldkreis, and Altenkirchen.

History

In 1816–1817, the two districts of Siegen and Wittgenstein were created as parts of the Prussian province of Westphalia. In 1974, the two districts were merged, and in 1984 the name Siegen-Wittgenstein was adopted.

Geography

Geographically, it covers the hills southeast of the Sauerland hills, the Siegerland and Wittgensteiner Land.

Coat of arms

The two upper sections show, to the right, the arms of the Dukes of Nassau, who founded Siegen, and to the left, those of the Counts of Sayn-Wittgenstein. At the bottom a miner's lamp and a coppicing hook are depicted, in reference to the mining and charcoal-burning history of the district.

Towns and municipalities

Towns and municipalities in Siegen-Wittgenstein
Municipalities
  1. Burbach
  2. Erndtebrück
  3. Neunkirchen (Siegerland)
  4. Wilnsdorf

References

  1. ↑ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2018-02-24.

Coordinates: 50°55′N 8°10′E / 50.92°N 8.17°E / 50.92; 8.17

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