Kusel (district)
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| State: | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| Adm. Region: | Rheinhessen-Pfalz |
| Capital: | Kusel |
| Area: | 573.42 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 78,530 (2001) |
| pop. density: | 137 inh./km² |
| Car identification: | KUS |
| Homepage: | http://www.landkreis-kusel.de | Map |
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 latter two belonging to the state of Saarland.
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2 Geography 3 Coat of arms 4 Towns and municipalities 5 External links |
..History
| The coat of arms displays two lions. The blue lion is the heraldic animal of the Counts of Veldenz. The yellow lion is the lion of Palatinate, that acquired the area in the 15th century. |
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External links
Official website (German)
