Soest (district)

Soest
District
Flag of Soest
Flag
Coat of arms of Soest
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 51°35′N 8°15′E / 51.58°N 8.25°E / 51.58; 8.25
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Adm. regionArnsberg
CapitalSoest
Area
 • Total1,327.47 km2 (512.54 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2021)[1]
 • Total302,298
 • Density230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationSO
Websitehttp://www.kreis-soest.de

Soest (IPA: [ˈzoːst]) is a Kreis (district) in the middle of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Coat of arms

Coat of arms The coat of arms show two symbols from the bishops Cologne, who owned the Soest until 1449. In left half is the key of Saint Peter, the patron of Cologne, in the right the black cross of Cologne. After the district was merged with Lippstadt the rose as symbol of the Lippe area was added on top of the cross. This new version of the coat of arms was granted in 1976.

Towns and municipalities

Towns Municipalities
  1. Erwitte
  2. Geseke
  3. Lippstadt
  4. Rüthen
  5. Soest
  6. Warstein
  7. Werl
  1. Anröchte
  2. Bad Sassendorf
  3. Ense
  4. Lippetal
  5. Möhnesee
  6. Welver
  7. Wickede

References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2022.

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