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Kusel (district)

Field	Value
name	Kusel
image_flag	Flagge Landkreis Kusel.svg
image_coa	DEU Landkreis Kusel COA.svg
state	Rhineland-Palatinate
capital	Kusel
area	573.42
Kreisschlüssel	07336
district_admin	Otto Rubly
admin_party	CDU
carsign	KUS
url	landkreis-kusel.de
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Kusel () is a district (Kreis) in the south of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north-west clockwise) Birkenfeld, Bad Kreuznach, Donnersbergkreis, Kaiserslautern, Saarpfalz and Sankt Wendel (the last two belonging to the state of Saarland).

History

The district of Kusel was created at the beginning of the 19th century. In 1939, it was renamed as Landkreis Kusel. The boundary was altered slightly as part of the communal reform of 1969/72 with some parts of the district of Birkenfeld being added to Kusel.

Geography

The district of Kusel lies in the North Palatine Uplands (Nordpfälzer Bergland), to the north of the industrial areas of the Saarland. The largest rivers are the Lauter and the Glan.

Coat of arms

The German blazon reads: Gespalten: Vorne in Schwarz ein linksgewendeter, rot bewehrter goldener Löwe, hinten in Silber ein rot bewehrter, blauer Löwe.

The district's arms might in English heraldic language be described thus: Per pale sable a lion rampant sinister Or armed and langued gules and argent a lion rampant azure armed and langued of the third.

The two charges, both lions, are both heraldic devices borne by former lords, the one on the dexter (armsbearer's right, viewer's left) side by the Counts of Veldenz and the one on the sinister (armsbearer's left, viewer's right) side by Electoral Palatinate, which acquired the area in the 15th century. The arms were approved on 13 December 1965.

Towns and municipalities

Verbandsgemeinden
1seat of the Verbandsgemeinde; 2town

References

Wikipedia Source

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