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{{Infobox German district
|name=Rhein-Kreis Neuss
|state=North Rhine-Westphalia
|image_flag=Flagge des Rhein-Kreises Neuss.svg
|image_coa=DEU Rhein-Kreis Neuss COA.svg
|capital=[[Neuss]]
|regierungsbezirk=[[Düsseldorf (region)|Düsseldorf]]
|area=576.46
|Kreisschlüssel    = 05162
| district_admin    = Hans-Jürgen Petrauschke
| admin_party       = CDU
|carsign=GV, NE
|url=http://www.kreis-neuss.de
|map={{Germany district OSM map |parent_subdivision = Q1198}}
}}

[[File:Langen Foundation.jpg|thumb|[[Langen Foundation]] near [[Neuss]].]] 
'''Neuss''' is a Kreis ([[Districts of Germany|district]]) in the west of [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], [[Germany]]. Nearby are the urban districts [[Mönchengladbach]], [[Krefeld]], [[Duisburg]], [[Düsseldorf]], [[Cologne]], the districts [[Rhein-Erft-Kreis]], [[Düren (district)|Düren]], [[Heinsberg (district)|Heinsberg]] and the district [[Viersen (district)|Viersen]].

==History==

In 1816 the districts Grevenbroich and Neuss were created when the whole area became part of [[Prussia]]. The city of [[Neuss]] left the district in 1913 to become an urban district. In 1929 the two districts were merged into the new district Grevenbroich-Neuss, which  was renamed to Grevenbroich in 1946. In 1975 the urban district of Neuss lost its independent status and was merged into the Grevenbroich district, which was renamed to ''Kreis Neuss'' to represent the new administrative seat. On May 26, 2003, it changed its name, and is now officially called ''Rhein-Kreis Neuss''.

==Geography==

The main rivers of the district is the [[Rhine]] which forms most of the north-eastern border of the district, as well as the [[Erft]]. In the southern part of the district are big [[open pit mining|open pit]] [[Lignite]] (brown coal) mines.

==Coat of arms==
The coat of arms was continued from the district Grevenbroich. The lion in the right side comes from the city of [[Jülich]]. The black cross in the left comes from the [[Cologne]] coat of arms. Both the bishops of Cologne as well as the [[duchy of Jülich|dukes of Jülich]] owned land of the Neuss district.

==Towns and municipalities==
{{Imagemap Germany district NE|Municipalities in NE.svg|250px{{!}}thumb{{!}}Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district}}

{|
!colspan=2 align=left|Towns
!align=left|Municipalities
|- valign=top
|width=33%|
#[[Neuss]]
#[[Grevenbroich]]
#[[Dormagen]]
|width=33%|
<ol start=4>
<li>[[Meerbusch]]
<li>[[Kaarst]]
<li>[[Korschenbroich]]
</ol>
|width=33%|
#[[Jüchen]]
#[[Rommerskirchen]]
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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*[http://www.kreis-neuss.de Official website] (German)

{{Germany districts north rhine-westphalia}}

{{Coord|51.17|6.67|display=title|format=dms}}

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[[Category:Districts of North Rhine-Westphalia|Neuss]]
[[Category:Düsseldorf (region)|Neuss]]