Place:Viersen, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

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NameViersen
TypeDistrict
Located inDüsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Kempen
Viersen
Willich


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Viersen 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.

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History

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In 1816, the new Prussian government created the district of Kempen. Originally belonging to the Regierungsbezirk Kleve which was dissolved in 1822, Kempen has since then belonged to Düsseldorf. In 1929 the district was enlarged significantly and renamed Kempen-Krefeld.

In 1975 the district again changed its borders and was renamed Viersen even though Kempen remained the capital. Viersen city replaced Kempen as the capital in 1984.

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