Viersen (district)

Viersen
Flag of Viersen
Coat of arms of Viersen
Map
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Adm. regionDüsseldorf
CapitalViersen
Government
 • District admin.Andreas Coenen (CDU)
Area
 • Total563.29 km2 (217.49 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2023)[1]
 • Total302,885
 • Density540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationVIE, KK
Websitewww.kreis-viersen.de

Viersen (German pronunciation: [ˈfiːɐ̯zn̩]) is a Kreis (district) in the west of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Cleves, Wesel, district-free Krefeld, Neuss, district-free Mönchengladbach, Heinsberg and the Dutch province of 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.