Waldeck-Frankenberg

Waldeck-Frankenberg
District

Coat of arms
Country  Germany
State Hesse
Adm. region Kassel
Founded 1974-01-01
Capital Korbach
Area
 • Total 1,848.58 km2 (713.74 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2015)[1]
 • Total 157,592
 • Density 85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration KB
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. Most of the area of the district was previously part of the Freistaat Waldeck, the successor of the principality of Waldeck.

Geography

The district is located in the mountains of the Sauerland, with the highest elevation in the district of 843 m.

Four artificial lakes created by dams are in the district, the biggest is the Edersee, which covers an area of 12.00 km². The Eder is also the main river in the district; the Diemel in the north is a smaller river.

Coat of arms

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“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.

The Edersee with low water level

Towns and municipalities

Towns Municipalities
  1. Bad Arolsen
  2. Bad Wildungen
  3. Battenberg (Eder)
  4. Diemelstadt
  5. Frankenau
  6. Frankenberg (Eder)
  7. Gemünden (Wohra)
  8. Hatzfeld (Eder)
  9. Korbach
  10. Lichtenfels
  11. Rosenthal
  12. Volkmarsen
  13. Waldeck
  1. Allendorf (Eder)
  2. Bromskirchen
  3. Burgwald
  4. Diemelsee
  5. Edertal
  6. Haina (Kloster)
  7. Twistetal
  8. Vöhl
  9. Willingen (Upland)

References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung der hessischen Gemeinden". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). August 2016.

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Coordinates: 51°16′09″N 8°51′24″E / 51.269298°N 8.856665°E / 51.269298; 8.856665

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