402. Which of the following is a district (Landkreis/Kreis) in North Rhine-Westphalia?
Official German wording
Welches ist ein Landkreis in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
Answer options
Correct answer
Rhein-Sieg-Kreis
Explanation
In Germany’s federal administrative structure, Landkreise/Kreise are intermediate territorial corporations between the Land and the municipalities; in NRW the type is termed Kreis (cf. Art. 28(2) Basic Law; Kreisordnung for North Rhine-Westphalia, KrO NRW). The Rhein-Sieg-Kreis is such a Kreis in North Rhine-Westphalia, formed in the 1969/1975 municipal territorial reforms around Bonn. Ammerland (Lower Saxony), Nordfriesland (Schleswig-Holstein), and Vogtlandkreis (Saxony) belong to other Länder. Kreise safeguard local self-government and discharge mandatory and delegated tasks, while kreisfreie Städte perform county-level functions themselves.
Official sources
The German questions come from the original BAMF catalog for the Einbürgerungstest and Leben in Deutschland. Translations and explanations are study aids; verify legal details in the official sources.