Westerwaldkreis - DEB1B

EU regions: Germany > Rhineland-Palatinate > Koblenz Government Region > Westerwaldkreis

indicator	period	value
GDP per capita in PPS of EU average	2020	107
number of inhabitants	2021	202 830
population density	2019	204.6
old-age dependency ratio	2021	33.7

* more on wikidata Q8602 * on OpenStreetMap * Westerwaldkreis slovensky: DEB1B

Composition of population according to age group, education and economic activity, Westerwaldkreis

age group	low education	middle education	high education

note: in thousands, according to labour force sample survey. P – total population, E – employed, U – unemployed, I – number of ecnomically inactive

From wikipedia:

The Westerwaldkreis ("District of Westerwald") is a district (Kreis) in the north-east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighbouring districts are (from north clockwise) Altenkirchen, Lahn-Dill, Limburg-Weilburg, Rhein-Lahn, the district-free city Koblenz, Mayen-Koblenz and Neuwied.

History

When the area became part of Prussia in 1866 two districts covering the area were created. The northern part was covered by the Oberwesterwaldkreis with capital in Marienberg, the Unterwesterwaldkreis with capital in Montabaur covering the southern part. 1886 a third district was added with the Westerburg district with area from both of the other two districts. In 1932 the districts structure was reformed again, the Oberwesterwaldkreis and the Westerburg district were merged to a new Oberwesterwaldkreis with capital in Westerburg. In 1974 in another reform the districts Oberwesterwaldkreis and Unterwesterwaldkreis were merged to form the Westerwaldkreis.

Together with the neighboring Rhein-Lahn district a partnership with the English county Northamptonshire was started in 1981. As part of the partnership of Rhineland-Palatinate with Rwanda the district had a partnership with the municipality Mugesera since 1983. As in 2001 this municipality was included in the district Mirenge the partner changed.

other: Koblenz Government Region, Ahrweiler, Westerwaldkreis, Neuwied, Cochem-Zell, Altenkirchen district, Koblenz, Bad Kreuznach, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Mayen-Koblenz, Birkenfeld, Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis

neighbours: Altenkirchen district, Koblenz, Limburg-Weilburg, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Mayen-Koblenz, Neuwied, Lahn-Dill-Kreis

Suggested citation: Michal Páleník: EU regions - Westerwaldkreis - DEB1B, IZ Bratislava, retrieved from: https://www.iz.sk/en/projects/eu-regions/DEB1B

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