Kreis is the German word for
circle
A circle is a shape consisting of all point (geometry), points in a plane (mathematics), plane that are at a given distance from a given point, the Centre (geometry), centre. The distance between any point of the circle and the centre is cal ...
.
Kreis may also refer to:
Places
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Circle (administrative division)
Circle is a type of administrative division of some countries. In Thailand the former '' monthon'' are translated as circle. The former Holy Roman Empire was organized into Imperial Circles (). Algerian daïras are circles.
See also
* Cercles ...
, various subdivisions roughly equivalent to counties, districts or municipalities
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Districts of Germany
In 13 German states, the primary administrative subdivision higher than a '' Gemeinde'' (municipality) is the () or (). Most major cities in Germany are not part of any ''Kreis'', but instead combine the functions of a municipality and a ''K ...
(including and )
** Former
districts of Prussia
Prussian districts () were Administrative division, administrative units in the former Kingdom of Prussia, part of the German Empire from 1871 to 1918, and its succession of states, successor state, the Free State of Prussia (1918–1933) , Free ...
, also known as
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''Kreise'' of the former Electorate of Saxony
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''Kreis'' (Habsburg monarchy), a former type of subdivision of the Habsburg monarchy and Austrian Empire
*, or
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 Germans, 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 i ...
(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 is the director of operations and special projects for Major League Soccer side Real Salt Lake and the former head coach of the United States unde ...
(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 Sta ...
(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 found ...
(1873–1955), German architect
Music and culture
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Der Kreis
(, ''The Circle'') was a Swiss gay magazine. Founded as the lesbian magazine ''Freundschaftsbanner'' in 1932 it turned into a male-only magazine in 1942 under the name ''Der Kreis''. It was trilingual and distributed internationally and gained ...
'', a Swiss gay magazine
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''Kreise'' (album), a 2017 album by Johannes Oerding
See also
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Krai
A krai or kray (; , , ''kraya'') is one of the types of federal subjects of modern Russia, and was a type of geographical administrative division in the Russian Empire and the Russian SFSR.
Etymologically, the word is related to the verb "" ...
, 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 ...
, an administrative division in Czechia and Slovakia
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Okręg
District is a term used in Poland, to denote regions and jurisdictions of various types, including electoral constituencies. As historical administrative subdivisions of Poland, districts existed in the later part of the Congress Poland period, ...
, an administrative division in Poland
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Okres
Okres (Czech language, Czech and Slovak language, 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 " ...
, an administrative division in Czechia and Slovakia
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Okrug
An okrug is a type of administrative division in some Slavic-speaking states. The word ''okrug'' is a loanword in English, alternatively translated as area, district, county, or region.
Etymologically, ''okrug'' literally means ' circuit', der ...
, an administrative division of some Slavic states
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