Lahn-Dill-Kreis Rural District
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| Lahn-Dill-Kreis | |
 Map of Hesse highlighting the district of Lahn-Dill-Kreis |
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| State | Hesse |
| Adm. region | Gießen |
| District seat | Wetzlar |
| Area | 1,066.51 km² |
| Population | 263,054 (2002) |
| Pop. density | 247 /km² |
| Licence plate code | LDK (before 1991 L) |
| Web page | http://www.lahn-dill-kreis.de |
Lahn-Dill is a Kreis (district) in the west of Hesse, Germany.
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[change] History
In 1977 the district Gießen was merged with the districts Wetzlar and Dillkreis to the new Lahn-Dill-Kreis. However this big district wasn't popular, so in 1979 Giessen was split from it.
[change] Geography
The main rivers of the district are the Lahn and the Dill, which also gave it the name.
[change] Coat of arms
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The coat of arms shows the imperial eagle in the top, a sign for the imperial city Wetzlar. The bottom part - taken from the arms of the previous Dillkreis - shows the lion of Nassau and the horn of the princes of Orange-Nassau, which later became the Dutch royal family. Dillenburg was the capital of the county of Nassau and later of Nassau-Orange. |
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[change] Other websites
- Official website (German)
- Official Online-Community (German)
 Urban and rural districts in the state of Hesse in Germany  |
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| Urban districts in Darmstadt Regierungsbezirk | Darmstadt · Frankfurt · Offenbach · Wiesbaden |
| Rural districts in Darmstadt Regierungsbezirk | Bergstraße · Darmstadt-Dieburg · Groß-Gerau · Hochtaunuskreis · Main-Kinzig-Kreis · Main-Taunus-Kreis· Odenwaldkreis · Offenbach · Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis · Wetteraukreis |
| Towns with special status in Gießen Regierungsbezirk | Gießen · Marburg · Wetzlar |
| Rural districts in Gießen Regierungsbezirk | Gießen · Lahn-Dill-Kreis · Limburg-Weilburg · Marburg-Biedenkopf · Vogelsbergkreis |
| Urban districts in Regierungsbezirk Kassel | Kassel |
| Towns with special status in Regierungsbezirk Kassel | Fulda |
| Rural districts in Regierungsbezirk Kassel | Fulda · Hersfeld-Rotenburg · Kassel · Schwalm-Eder-Kreis · Waldeck-Frankenberg · Werra-Meißner-Kreis |
