Neuwied (district)
# Neuwied (district)

Neuwied (German pronunciation: (listen)) is a district (Kreis) in the north of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Rhein-Sieg, Altenkirchen, Westerwaldkreis, Mayen-Koblenz, Ahrweiler.

## History

The district was created in 1816 when the area became part of the Prussian Rhine province. In 1822 the district Linz was merged into the district.

The district has a partnership with the Polish county Namysłów in Opole Voivodeship; first contacts date to 1998 and the partnership became official in 2000.

## Geography

The districts landscape covers the Westerwald mountains, east of the Rhine river valley. The Rhine forms the western boundary of the district.

## Coat of arms

The crosses in the top represent the two clerical states which owned part of the district - the black cross of Cologne in the left, the red cross of Trier in the right. The peacock in the bottom is taken from the coat of arms of the Counts of Wied.

## Towns and municipalities

Verband-free town: Neuwied

Verbandsgemeinden :

| 1. Asbach $Asbach^1$ Buchholz Neustadt (Wied) Windhagen 2. Bad Hönningen Bad $Hönningen^{1,2}$ Hammerstein Leutesdorf Rheinbrohl 3. Dierdorf $Dierdorf^{1,2}$ Großmaischeid Isenburg Kleinmaischeid Marienhausen Stebach | 4. Linz am Rhein Dattenberg Kasbach-Ohlenberg Leubsdorf Linz am $Rhein^{1,2}$ Ockenfels Sankt Katharinen Vettelschoß 5. Puderbach Dernbach Döttesfeld Dürrholz Hanroth Harschbach Linkenbach Niederhofen Niederwambach Oberdreis $Puderbach^1$ Ratzert Raubach Rodenbach bei Puderbach Steimel Urbach Woldert | 6. Rengsdorf-Waldbreitbach Anhausen Bonefeld Breitscheid Datzeroth Ehlscheid Hardert Hausen (Wied) Hümmerich Kurtscheid Meinborn Melsbach Niederbreitbach Oberhonnefeld-Gierend Oberraden $Rengsdorf^1$ Roßbach Rüscheid Straßenhaus Thalhausen Waldbreitbach | 7. Unkel Bruchhausen Erpel Rheinbreitbach $Unkel^{1,2}$ |
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| $^1seat$ of the Verbandsgemeinde; $^2town$ ||||
