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The Oberbergischer Kreis covers the hills west of the Sauerland and north of the Westerwald.It constitutes the eastern part of the Bergisches Land nature reserve. Situated at an altitude of 100–520 meters above sea level, it is rich in wood and water (numbering ten artificial lakes) and thus a recreational area for citizens from Cologne, the Ruhr area and the Netherlands.
The sixteen constituent states of Germany are divided into a total of 401 administrative Kreis or Landkreis; these consist of 294 rural districts [1] (German: Landkreise or Kreise – the latter in the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Schleswig-Holstein only), and 107 urban districts (Kreisfreie Städte or, in Baden-Württemberg only, Stadtkreise – cities that constitute districts in ...
Gummersbach (German pronunciation: [ˈɡʊmɐsˌbax] ⓘ) is a town in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, being the district seat of the Oberbergischer Kreis. It is located 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of Cologne.
Engelskirchen (literally "angel’s churches") is a municipality in Oberbergischer Kreis, Germany in North Rhine-Westphalia, about 40 kilometres (25 miles) east of Cologne. The neighbouring municipalities are (clockwise from the west) Overath , Lindlar , Gummersbach , Wiehl and Much .
The Landrat (German pronunciation: [ˈlantˌʁaːt] ⓘ) is the chief administrative officer of a German Landkreis or Kreis and thus the highest municipal official. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In most states they are also the lower state administrative authority (so-called "dual position" [ a ] of the Landrat).
In 1969, the current community of Nümbrecht was formed with the implementation of the "Law about the Reorganization of the Oberbergischer Kreis". In 1973, Nümbrecht received national recognition as an air spa from the Minister of Work, Health, and Social Duties. In 1987, it gained national recognition as a well-being climatic spa.
Morsbach is a municipality in Oberbergischer Kreis, a district in North Rhine-Westphalia near the border of Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany. In 2015, Morsbach's population was 10,600. The central village, also named Morsbach, has a population of 3,400.
The Rheinisch-Bergische Kreis is a Kreis in the Cologne Bonn Region of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Kreis Mettman , Oberbergischer Kreis and Rhein-Sieg , and the district-free cities Cologne , Leverkusen , Solingen and Remscheid .