Heinsberg (district)

Heinsberg
Flag of Heinsberg
Coat of arms of Heinsberg
Map
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Adm. regionCologne
CapitalHeinsberg
Government
 • District admin.Stephan Pusch (CDU)
Area
 • Total
627.7 km2 (242.4 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2023)[1]
 • Total
262,656
 • Density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationERK, GK, HS
Websitewww.kreis-heinsberg.de

Heinsberg is a Kreis (district) in the west of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany with the town of Heinsberg as its capital. Neighbouring districts are Viersen, Neuss, Düren and Aachen, the city of Mönchengladbach and the Dutch province Limburg.

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.