Siegen-Wittgenstein Rural District facts for kids

Quick facts for kids 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  (2001)
• Total	295,787
• Density	261.4183/km2 (677.070/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	SI
Website	siegen-wittgenstein.de

Siegen-Wittgenstein is a landkreis (rural district or county) in the southeast of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

History

In 1816 – 17 the two districts of Siegen and Wittgenstein were made as parts of the Prussian province of Westphalia. In 1974 the two districts were merged, and in 1984 the district changed its name to Siegen-Wittgenstein.

Coat of arms

On the 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 pictured, to remember the mining and charcoal-burning history of the district.

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