Viersen (district)

Viersen is a Kreis 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.HistoryIn 1816, the new Prussian government created the district of Kempen. Originally belonging to the Regierungsbezirk Kleve, it was dissolved in 1822, and since then has 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.Twin CitiesThe district Viersen has been twinned withPardesia in IsraelPeterborough in the United KingdomCambridgeshire in the United KingdomLambersart in FranceKaniv in UkrainePanevėžys in LithuaniaCalau in Brandenburg, GermanyMittweida in Sachsen, Germany