Wetteraukreis - Definition

Wetteraukreis

Statistics
State:	Hesse
Capital:	Friedberg
Adm. Region:	Darmstadt
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. Neighbouring 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 were pooled together.

Geography

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

Coat of arms

The imperial eagle in the top of the coat of arms was chosen because the Wetterau was imperial possession 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

External link

• Official website (http://www.wetteraukreis.de) (German)

Rural and urban districts in Hesse

Bergstraße | Darmstadt | Darmstadt-Dieburg | Frankfurt (Main) | Fulda | Gießen | Groß-Gerau | Hersfeld-Rotenburg | Hochtaunuskreis | Kassel (city) | Kassel (district) | Lahn-Dill | Limburg-Weilburg | Main-Kinzig | Main-Taunus | Marburg-Biedenkopf | Odenwaldkreis | Offenbach (city) | Offenbach (district) | Rheingau-Taunus | Schwalm-Eder | Vogelsbergkreis | Waldeck-Frankenberg | Werra-Meißner | Wetteraukreis | Wiesbaden edit  (http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Template:Germany_districts_hesse)