Mettmann Rural District
Mettmann is a Kreis (district) in the middle of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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Coordinates: | |
Country | Germany |
State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Capital | Mettmann |
Area | |
• Total | 407.09 km2 (157.18 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2021)[1] | |
• Total | 484,411 |
• Density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | ME |
Website | www.kreis-mettmann.de |
In the district is the valley of the small river Düssel, the Neanderthal, where the fossils of the human species Neanderthals were first found.
Coat of arms
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The red lion with the blue tongue is the sign of the earldom Berg. In the black border it has the symbols for the two most important industries of the district - lockmaking and agriculture. The coat of arms was designed in 1936 by the painter and herald Pagenstecher from Düsseldorf. |
Towns and municipalities
References
- "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
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