Märkischer Kreis
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Key facts
- Country
- Germany
- State
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Adm region
- Arnsberg
- Capital
- Lüdenscheid
- District admin
- Ralf Schwarzkopf ( CDU )
- Total
- 1,058.95 km (408.86 sq mi)
- Density
- 385.331/km (998.002/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Vehicle registration
- MK
- Website
- http://www.maerkischer-kreis.de
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- County of Mark
- Country
- Germany
- Located in
- Arnsberg Government Region
- Contains
- Werdohl
- Capital
- Lüdenscheid
- Population
- 412120
- Area
- 1058.95
- Elevation
- 186
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Oberbergischer Kreis
- Highest point
- Nordhelle
- Official website
- www.maerkischer-kreis.de
- Image
- Kreishaus MK.JPG
- Licence plate code
- MK
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- inception
- 1975-01-01
- topic's main category
- Category:Märkischer Kreis
- Commons category
- Märkischer Kreis
- Commons gallery
- Märkischer Kreis
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Märkischer Kreis
- P6814
- Märkischer Kreis
- member of
- Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe
- male population
- 202817
- P11012
- Coryogalops bretti
- number of viewers/listeners
- 297253
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Encyclopedic overview
Kreishaus MK The Märkischer Kreis ( German pronunciation: [ˌmɛʁkɪʃɐ ˈkʁaɪs], lit. 'Markian District') is a district (Kreis) in central North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighbouring districts are Unna, Soest, Hochsauerland, Olpe, Oberbergischer Kreis, Ennepe-Ruhr, and the city of Hagen.
History
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