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Waldeck-Frankenberg
District
FlagCoat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Adm. region	Kassel
Founded	1974-01-01
Capital	Korbach
Government
• District admin.	Jürgen van der Horst
Area
• Total	1,848.58 km (713.74 sq mi)
Population
• Total	159,154
• Density	86/km (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	KB, FK, WA
Website	landkreis-waldeck-frankenberg.de

Waldeck-Frankenberg is a Kreis (district) in the north of Hesse, Germany. Neighbouring districts are Höxter, Kassel, Schwalm-Eder, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Hochsauerland.

History

The district was created in 1972 by merging the two districts of Frankenberg and Waldeck. Much of the area of the district had previously been part of the Free State of Waldeck until 1929, and its predecessor the Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont before 1918.

Geography

The district is located in the mountains of the Sauerland, with the highest elevation in the district of 843 m (2,766 ft). With 1,848.58 km (713.74 sq mi), it's the largest district in Hessen.

Four artificial lakes created by dams are in the district, the biggest is the Edersee, which covers an area of 12 km (4.6 sq mi). The Eder is also the main river in the district; the Diemel in the north is a smaller river.

Mountains

• Osterkopf
• Sähre

Hills

• Kohlenberg

Coat of arms

Blason

“Per bend sinister Azure a lion rampant issuant per fess Argent and Gules and Or a star with eight rays Sable.”

The coat of arms shows the lion of Hesse in chief. The eight-fold star in base is taken from the coat of arms of the counts and princes of Waldeck, and was also the coat of arms of the former district of Waldeck.

Towns and municipalities

• Towns
  • Bad Arolsen
  • Bad Wildungen
  • Battenberg (Eder)
  • Diemelstadt
  • Frankenau
  • Frankenberg (Eder)
  • Gemünden (Wohra)
  • Hatzfeld (Eder)
  • Korbach
  • Lichtenfels
  • Rosenthal
  • Volkmarsen
  • Waldeck
• Municipalities
  • Allendorf (Eder)
  • Burgwald
  • Diemelsee
  • Edertal
  • Haina (Kloster)
  • Twistetal
  • Vöhl
  • Willingen (Upland)

References

1. "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.

External links

Media related to Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (German)

v t e Urban and rural districts in the state of Hesse in Germany
Kassel government region Urban Districts (kreisfreie Städte) Kassel Rural districts (Landkreise) Landkreis Fulda Landkreis Hersfeld-Rotenburg Landkreis Kassel (rural district) Schwalm-Eder-Kreis Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg Werra-Meißner-Kreis
Darmstadt government region Urban Districts (kreisfreie Städte) Darmstadt Frankfurt Offenbach Wiesbaden Rural districts (Landkreise) Landkreis Bergstraße Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg Landkreis Groß-Gerau Hochtaunuskreis Main-Kinzig-Kreis Main-Taunus-Kreis Odenwaldkreis Landkreis Offenbach Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis Wetteraukreis
Giessen government region Urban Districts (kreisfreie Städte) none Rural districts (Landkreise) Landkreis Giessen Lahn-Dill-Kreis Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg Landkreis Marburg-Biedenkopf Vogelsbergkreis
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• Districts of Hesse
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