Vogelsbergkreis Rural District
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Vogelsbergkreis | |
Map of Hesse highlighting the district of Vogelsbergkreis |
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State | Hesse |
Adm. region | Gießen |
District seat | Lauterbach |
Area | 1,458.97 km² |
Population | 118,067 (2002) |
Pop. density | 81 /km² |
Licence plate code | VB |
Web page | http://www.vogelsberg.de |
The Vogelsbergkreis is a Kreis (district) in the middle of Hesse, Germany.
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[change] History
The district was created in 1972 by merging the former districts Alsfeld and Lauterbach.
[change] Geography
The main feature of the district is the Vogelsberg, an extinct volcano, last active 7 million years ago.
[change] Coat of arms
The lion in the bottom half is the lion of Hesse. The lilies in the upper part show the flowers of the martagon lily (German Türkenbund, Lilium martagon), a rare plant which grows in some protected areas of the district. The flowers were taken from the coat of arms of the Lauterbach district. |
[change] Towns and municipalities
Towns | Municipalities |
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[change] Other websites
- Official website (German)
- Website of the district administration (German)
- Touristic website
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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 |