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
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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
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Märkischer Kreis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.