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 | | A3: In 1890 Westfalen consisted of 3 districts and 43 Kreise (counties): Regierungsbezirk (district) Arnsberg with 21 Kreise (counties): Altena,Arnsberg,Bochum-Stadt,Bochum-Land,Brilon,Dortmund-Stadt, Dortmund-Land,Gelsenkirchen,Hagen-Stadt,Hagen-Land,Hamm,Hattingen, Hoerde,Iserlohn,Lippstadt,Meschede,Olpe,Schwelm,Siegen,Soest, Wittgenstein. |
 | | Regierungsbezirk (district) Minden with 11 Kreise (counties): Bielefeld-Stadt,Bielefeld-Land,Bueren,Halle,Herford,Hoexter,Luebbecke, Minden,Paderborn,Warburg,Wiedenbrueck. |
 | | Regierungsbezirk (district) Muenster with 11 Kreise (counties): Ahaus,Beckum,Borken,Koesfeld,Luedinghausen,Muenster-Stadt,Muenster-Land, Recklinghausen,Steinfurt,Tecklenburg,Warendorf. |
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