Ninette de Valois

Geographical location

The district of Heinsberg ( Kreis Heinsberg ) is located at the west of the Land of Rhineland-of-North-Westphalia. It has limits with the districts of Aachen, Düren and Viersen, with the district of the the Rhine Neuss and with the town of Mönchengladbach like to the province Dutchwoman of Limbourg. In the commune of Selfkant the most Western point of the Germany is.

History

The district was creates on January 1st, 1972 by law of December 14th, 1971 by amalgamating the old district of Erkelenz with the old district of Selfkant Geilenkirchen. January 1st, 1975 the commune of Niederkrüchten was separated from the district and was incorporated in the district of Viersen.

Communes

The district counts 10 communes including 7 cities:

Erkelenz, city
Gangelt
Geilenkirchen, city
Heinsberg, city
Hückelhoven, city
Selfkant
Übach-Palenberg, city
Waldfeucht
Wassenberg, city
Wegberg, city

Policy

Elections of the prefect (Landrat)

Elections of the council (Kreistag) of September 26th, 2004

Jurisdiction

ordinary Jurisdiction

Court of Appeal ( Oberlandesgericht ) of Düsseldorf

regional Court ( Landgericht ) of Mönchengladbach

cantonal Court ( Amtsgericht ) of Erkelenz: Erkelenz, Hückelhoven, Wegberg

Court of Appeal of Cologne

regional Court of Aachen

cantonal Court of Geilenkirchen: Gangelt, Geilenkirchen, Übach-Palenberg
cantonal Court of Heinsberg: Heinsberg, Selfkant, Waldfeucht, Wassenberg

Jurisdiction special

higher Court of the work ( Landesarbeitsgericht ) of Cologne

Court of the work ( Arbeitsgericht ) of Aachen

Administrative court ( Verwaltungsgericht ) of Aachen
Court of the social security case ( Sozialgericht ) of Aachen

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