Düren Rural District facts for kids

The title of this article contains the character ü. Where it is unavailable or not wanted, the name may be written as Dueren (district).

Quick facts for kids Düren
District
Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Adm. region	Cologne
Capital	Düren
Area
• Total	940.57 km2 (363.16 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	267,446
• Density	284.3446/km2 (736.449/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	DN
Website	http://www.kreis-dueren.de

Düren is a Kreis (district) in the west of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

History

The district was created in 1972 by joining the old districts of Jülich and Düren. Both districts date back to 1816 when the new Prussian province of Rhineland was created.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms shows the lion from the city of Jülich in the upper part. In the bottom it has a paper roll with the capital letter D for Düren, because the paper industry has long history. The coat of arms were granted in 1942 and confirmed in 1972.

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