Gütersloh Rural District facts for kids

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Quick facts for kids Gütersloh
District
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Adm. region	Detmold
Capital	Gütersloh
Area
• Total	967.18 km2 (373.43 sq mi)
Population  (31/12/2006)
• Total	354,057
• Density	366.0715/km2 (948.121/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	GT
Website	http://www.kreis-guetersloh.de

Gütersloh is a Kreis (district) in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

History

Kreis Gütersloh was made in 1973 when all of the districts in North Rhine-Westphalia, where changed. The old districts of Halle and Wiedenbrück were joined, and parts of the districts of Bielefeld, Paderborn, Beckum and Warendorf were added to the new district.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was adopted with the creation of the district in 1973 by joining symbols from the arms of the old districts Halle and Rheda-Wiedenbrück. The three elements are from the medieval counties in the area now covered by the district. The golden eagle in the bottom of the coat comes from the duchy of Rietberg. The wheel in the middle comes from the sign of the city of Osnabrück, which owned the Amt Reckenberg. The chevrons in the top part are the symbol of the duchy of Ravensberg.

Towns and municipalities

Economy

Some important companies are located in the district of Gütersloh:

• Beckhoff Automation Technology
• Bertelsmann Media
• Claas Combine harvesters
• Gerry Weber Fashion
• Miele Consumer electronic goods
• Storck Candies
• Telefonica Internet Services