Oberbergischer Kreis
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The Oberbergische Kreis is a Landkreis (rural district) in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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| Country |  Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Adm. region | Cologne |
| Capital | Gummersbach |
| Area | |
| • Total | 918.53 km2 (354.65 sq mi) |
| Population (2003) | |
| • Total | 290.308 |
| • Density | 0.3160572/km2 (0.818584/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | GM |
| Website | http://www.oberbergischer-kreis.de |
Oberbergische means Upper Bergian, meaning it is the part of the medieval county of Berg which is up river. The other part of the county, lower down the river Wupper was called Niederbergisch or Lower Berg.
The districts in North Rhine Westphalia were changed between 1969/75.
Coat of arms
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The coat of arms is a joining of the heraldic signs of the territories the district belonged to. The red-white bar in the top symbolizes the County of Mark and the lion that of Berg. Homburg Castle (near Nümbrecht) was the seat of the Princes of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg. |
Politics
District Administrator
- 1945-1951: Dr. August Dresbach, CDU
- 1951-1952: Fritz Eschmann, SPD
- 1952-1956: Wilhelm Henn, CDU
- 1956-1961: Fritz Eschmann, SPD
- 1961-1964: Reinhard Kaufmann, CDU
- 1964-1969: Dr. Heinrich Schild, CDU
- 1969-1989: Hans Wichelhaus, CDU
- 1989-1994: Hans-Leo Kausemann, CDU
- 1994-1999: Herbert Heidtman, SPD
Since the October 1st, 1999 there is only one (directly elected) District Administrator who at the same time is head of management:
District Administrator for the management
Towns and municipalities
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Oberbergischer Kreis Media
Gummersbach - Kreishaus 13 ies
- Homburg
References
Other websites
- Official website (in German)
- Touristical website (in German)
- Kreisinformationssystem Oberberg Archived 2003-04-13 at the Wayback Machine (in German)