Euskirchen (district)

Euskirchen (German: "Kreis Euskirchen", Kölsch: "Kriis Öskerche") is a Kreis (district) in the south-west of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
History.
In 1827 a small district around the city of Euskirchen was made. In 1932 the district of Rheinbach was split up. Euskirchen district got the southern part of Rheinbach. In 1972 the Euskirchen district grew again because the district of Schleiden wa sput into Euskirchen rural district.