Rhein-Hunsr�ck (original) (raw)

Statistics
State: Rhineland-Palatinate
Adm. Region: Koblenz
Capital: Simmern
Area: 963.10 km²
Inhabitants: 105,173 (2000)
pop. density: 109 inh./km²
Car identification: SIM
Homepage: landkreis-rheinhunsrueck.de
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Rhein-Hunsr�ck is a district (Kreis) in the middle of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Mayen-Koblenz, Rhein-Lahn, Mainz-Bingen, Bad Kreuznach, Birkenfeld, Bernkastel-Wittlich, Cochem-Zell.

History

The district was created in 1969, when the districts St. Goar and Simmern were merged.

In 1962, Simmern began a friendship pact with the French region Bourgogne, which was continued after the merging with the St. Goar. In 1985 a partnership was started with the district Nyaruguru (at that time called the municipality Rwamiko) in Rwanda, as part of the partnership of the Rhineland-Palatinate region with Rwanda. In 1999, a partnership with the Hungarian Komitat Zala began.

Geography

The name of the district already mentions the two main geographic features of the district - the river Rhein which forms the boundary to the north-east and the hills of the Hunsr�ck cover most of the area of the district.

The Frankfurt-Hahn Airport is located in the district.

Coat of arms

The chequered bar in the top is taken from the coat of arms of the district Simmern, and stands for the Counts of Sponheim, who owned several estates in the district. The imperial eagle to the right was taken from the coat of arms of the St. Goar district, and represents the imperial cities Boppard and Oberwesel. To the left is the lion of the

Palatinate.

Towns and municipalities

| BoppardKastellaunKirchbergOberweselSimmernSt. Goar | | | -------------------------------------------------- | |

Verbandsgemeinden

Official website (German)