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Wetteraukreis

Statistics
State:Hesse
Adm. Region:Darmstadt
Capital:Friedberg
Area:1,100.69 km²
Inhabitants:294,260 (2000)
pop. density:265 inh./km²
Car identification:FB
Homepage:http://www.wetteraukreis.de
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The Wetteraukreis is a Kreis (district) in the middle of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Gießen, Vogelsbergkreis, Main-Kinzig, district-free Frankfurt, Hochtaunuskreis, Lahn-Dill.

History

The district was created in 1972 when the two districts Friedberg and Büdingen.

Geography

The district is located between the Taunus mountains and the Vogelsberg vulcanic mountain. The main river of the district is the Nidda.

Coat of arms

De wetterau coat.png The imperial eagle in the top of the coat of arms was chosen because the Wetterau was imperial possesion in the past. The bars in the bottom derive from the lords of Isenburg-Büdingen, who owned most of the area. The wavy line depicts the river Wetter which flows through the capital Friedberg.

Towns and municipalities

  1. Bad Nauheim
  2. Bad Vilbel
  3. Büdingen
  4. Butzbach
  5. Friedberg
  6. Gedern
  7. Karben
  8. Münzenberg
  9. Nidda
  10. Niddatal
  11. Ortenberg
  12. Reichelsheim
  13. Rosbach
    Municipalities
  1. Altenstadt
  2. Echzell
  3. Florstadt
  4. Glauburg
  5. Hirzenhain
  6. Kefenrod
  7. Limeshain
  8. Ober-Mörlen
  9. Ranstadt
  10. Rockenberg
  11. Wölfersheim
  12. Wöllstadt

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Referenced By

Altenstadt | Altenstadt, Hesse | Darmstadt (region) | Giessen (district) | Gießen (district) | Hesse | Hessen | Hochtaunuskreis | Lahn-Dill | List of German districts | Main-Kinzig | Nomenclature des unités territoriales statistiques | Reichelsheim | Unstrut-Hainich | Vogelsbergkreis

 

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