Wesel (district)

Wesel () is a "Kreis" (district) in the northwestern part of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
History.
The district was created in 1975 by merging old districts of Dinslaken, Moers and Rees, which were all created in 1816 when the area became part of Prussia.
Geography.
The main river through the district is the River Rhine.