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| State: | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Capital: | Gütersloh |
| Adm. Region: | Detmold |
| Area: | 967.18 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 345,370 (2001) |
| pop. density: | 357 inh./km² |
| Car identification: | GT |
| Homepage: | http://www.kreis-guetersloh.de |
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It was created in 1973 in the reorganization of the districts in North Rhine-Westphalia, when the previous districts of Halle and Rheda-Wiedenbrück were merged. Also the districts Bielefeld, Paderborn, Beckum und Warendorf had to cease parts of their area to the newly formed district. The precursor districts were created in 1816 when the new Prussian province of Westphalia was established.
The east of the district is covered by the Teutoburg ForestThe Teutoburg Forest (German: Teutoburger Wald is a range of low, forested mountains in the German states of Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia, which is believed to be the environ of a decisive battle in AD 9. Geography The Teutoburger Wald is a nor, which also contains the highest elevation of the district, the Hengeberg (316m). In the west there is the source of the EmsFor the abbreviation or acronym EMS please see EMS. Satellite image of the Ems estuary and its surroundingsThe Ems (German; Dutch: Eems is a river in northwestern Germany and northeastern Netherlands. It runs through the states of North Rhine-Westphalia a river. The Ems valley also contains the lowest point of the district, near Harsewinkel with 56m.
| The coat of arms was adopted with the creation of the district in 1973 by combining the symbols from the arms of the previous districts Halle and Rheda-Wiedenbrück. The three elements derive from the medieval counties in the area now covered by the district.
The golden eagle in the bottom of the coat comes from the duchy of Rietberg. The wheel in the middle derives from the sign of the city OsnabrückOsnabruck is a city in the Westphalian half of Lower Saxony, Germany, some 80km NNW of Dortmund, 45km NNW of Munster, and some 100km due West of Hanover. It lies in a valley penned between the Wiehengebirge and the northern tip of the Teutoburg Forest, wh, which owned the Amt Reckenberg. The chevrons in the top part are the symbol of the duchy of Ravensberg. |