Vogelsbergkreis

Vogelsbergkreis
District
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Adm. region	Gießen
Capital	Lauterbach
Area
• Total	1,458.96 km2 (563.31 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2015)[1]
• Total	107,256
• Density	74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration	VB
Website	http://www.vogelsberg.de

The Vogelsbergkreis is a Kreis (district) in the middle of Hesse, Germany. Neighbouring districts are Schwalm-Eder, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Fulda, Main-Kinzig, Wetteraukreis, Gießen and Marburg-Biedenkopf.

History

The district was created in 1972 by merging the former districts Alsfeld and Lauterbach.

Geography

The main feature of the district is the Vogelsberg, an extinct volcano, last active 7 million years ago.

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.

Towns and municipalities

References

External links

• Official website (German)
• Website of the district administration (German)
• Touristic website

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Urban and rural districts in the state of Hesse in Germany
Urban districts	Darmstadt Frankfurt Kassel Offenbach Wiesbaden
Rural districts	Bergstraße Darmstadt-Dieburg Fulda Gießen Groß-Gerau Hersfeld-Rotenburg Hochtaunuskreis Kassel Lahn-Dill-Kreis Limburg-Weilburg Main-Kinzig-Kreis Main-Taunus-Kreis Marburg-Biedenkopf Odenwaldkreis Offenbach Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis Schwalm-Eder-Kreis Vogelsbergkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg Werra-Meißner-Kreis Wetteraukreis

Coordinates: 50°39′N 9°16′E / 50.650°N 9.267°E / 50.650; 9.267