The original colour of the lion was unknown, so a black lion with red tongue and claws was chosen, as in the arms of the Dukes of Jülich.
Saale-Orla-Kreis | Ilm-Kreis | Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis | Oberbergischer Kreis | Levi Kreis | Rhein-Neckar-Kreis | Rhein-Erft-Kreis | Main-Taunus-Kreis | Rhein-Lahn-Kreis | Rhein-Kreis Neuss | Kreis Birnbaum | Kreis | Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis | Wilhelm Kreis | Seeheimer Kreis | Saarpfalz-Kreis | Märkischer Kreis | Main-Tauber-Kreis | Main-Kinzig-Kreis | Kreis Meseritz | Kreis Filehne | kreis | Blankenburg, Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis | Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz |
The Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the district-free cities of Bochum, Dortmund and Hagen, the districts of Märkischer Kreis (with Schalksmühle and Halver) and Oberbergischer Kreis (with Radevormwald), the city of Wuppertal, the district of Mettmann (with Velbert) and the city of Essen.