Kreis is the German word for
circle
A circle is a shape consisting of all points in a plane that are at a given distance from a given point, the centre. Equivalently, it is the curve traced out by a point that moves in a plane so that its distance from a given point is const ...
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Kreis may also refer to:
Places
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circle
A circle is a shape consisting of all points in a plane that are at a given distance from a given point, the centre. Equivalently, it is the curve traced out by a point that moves in a plane so that its distance from a given point is const ...
s, various subdivisions roughly equivalent to counties, districts or municipalities
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Districts of Germany
In all German states, except for the three city states, the primary administrative subdivision higher than a '' Gemeinde'' (municipality) is the (official term in all but two states) or (official term in the states of North Rhine-Westphalia ...
(including and )
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districts of Prussia, also known as
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''Kreise'' of the former Electorate of Saxony
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Imperial Circles, ceremonial associations of several regional monarchies () and/or imperial cities () in the Holy Roman Empire
People
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Harold Kreis
Harold Kreis (born January 19, 1959) is a German-Canadian ice hockey coach and a former professional player. He is a member of the German ice hockey hall of fame.
Playing career
Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Kreis played junior ice hockey ...
(born 1959), Canadian-German ice hockey coach
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Jason Kreis
Jason Clarence Kreis (born December 29, 1972) is an American soccer coach and former player who currently serves as an assistant coach for MLS club Inter Miami CF and as head coach of the United States under-23 team. He coached Orlando City S ...
(born 1972), American soccer player
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Melanie Kreis
Melanie Kreis (born 1971) is a German businesswoman, member of the board of managing directors and the chief financial officer (CFO) of Deutsche Post, the world's largest logistics company, since October 2016.
Education
Kreis attended the Stat ...
(born 1971), German businesswoman
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Wilhelm Kreis
Wilhelm Kreis (17 March 1873 – 13 August 1955) was a prominent German architect and professor of architecture, active through four political systems in German history: the Wilhelmine era, the Weimar Republic, the Third Reich, and the founda ...
(1873–1955), German architect
Music and culture
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Der Kreis'', a Swiss gay magazine
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''Kreise'' (album), a 2017 album by Johannes Oerding
See also
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Krai, an administrative division in Russia
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Kraj
A kraj ( ''kraje'') is the highest-level administrative unit in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic. For lack of other English expressions, the Slavic term is often translated as "province", "region", or "territory", although it approxim ...
, an administrative division in Czechia and Slovakia
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Okręg, an administrative division in Poland
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Okres Okres (Czech and Slovak term meaning "district" in English; from German Kreis - circle (or perimeter)) refers to administrative entities in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. It is similar to Landkreis in Germany or "''okrug''" in other Slavic-speaki ...
, an administrative division in Czechia and Slovakia
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Okrug, an administrative division of some Slavic states
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