Wetteraukreis

Statistics
State:	Hesse
Adm. Region:	Darmstadt
Capital:	Friedberg[?]
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. Neighboring districts are Gießen, Vogelsbergkreis, Main-Kinzig, district-free Frankfurt, Hochtaunuskreis, Lahn-Dill.

Table of contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Coat of arms 4 Towns and municipalities 5 External links

History

The district was created in 1972 when the two districts Friedberg and Büdingen.

Geography

The district is located between the Taunus mountains and the Vogelsberg vulcanic 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 possesion 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

Bad Nauheim[?] Bad Vilbel[?] Büdingen[?] Butzbach[?] Friedberg[?] Gedern[?] Karben[?] Münzenberg[?] Nidda[?] Niddatal[?] Ortenberg[?] Reichelsheim[?] Rosbach[?]

Municipalities Altenstadt[?] Echzell[?] Florstadt[?] Glauburg[?] Hirzenhain[?] Kefenrod[?] Limeshain[?] Ober-Mörlen[?] Ranstadt[?] Rockenberg[?] Wölfersheim[?] Wöllstadt[?]

External links

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