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Kreis is the German word for circle. Kreis may also refer to: Places. Kreise, or Circle (administrative division), various subdivisions roughly equivalent to ...
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 ...
In 13 German states, [a] the primary administrative subdivision higher than a Gemeinde (municipality) is the Landkreis [b] (German pronunciation: [ˈlantˌkʁaɪs] ⓘ) or Kreis [c] [d] (ⓘ).
A Kreis (pl. Kreise) or 'Circle' was an administrative division of the Habsburg monarchy and Austrian Empire between 1748 and 1867. History. Creation.
Prussian provinces about 1900. Prussian districts (German: Kreise, lit. 'circles') were administrative units in the former Kingdom of Prussia, part of the German Empire from 1871 to 1918, and its successor state, the Free State of Prussia, similar to a county or a shire.
Duchy of Lauenburg (German: Herzogtum Lauenburg [ˈhɛʁtsoːktuːm ˈlaʊənbʊʁk] ⓘ) is the southernmost Kreis, or district, officially called District of Duchy of Lauenburg (German: Kreis Herzogtum Lauenburg), of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Düren (German pronunciation: [ˈdyːʁən]) [2] is a Kreis (district) in the west of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Heinsberg, Neuss, Rhein-Erft-Kreis, Euskirchen and Aachen.
Offenbach is a Kreis in the south of Hesse, Germany and is part of the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region. Neighbouring districts are Main-Kinzig , Aschaffenburg , Darmstadt-Dieburg , Groß-Gerau and the cities of Darmstadt , Frankfurt and Offenbach .