Wetteraukreis

Wetteraukreis
District
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Adm. region	Darmstadt
Capital	Friedberg
Area
• Total	1,101.71 km2 (425.37 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2015)[1]
• Total	301,931
• Density	270/km2 (710/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration	FB, BÜD
Website	http://www.wetteraukreis.de

Area view of Eckartshausen

The Wetteraukreis is a Kreis (district) in the middle of Hesse, Germany. Neighbouring districts are Landkreis Gießen, Vogelsbergkreis, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, district-free Stadt Frankfurt, Hochtaunuskreis and Lahn-Dill-Kreis.

History

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

Geography

The district is located between the Taunus mountains and the Vogelsberg volcanic mountain. The main rivers of the district are the Nidda River and the Wetter River.

Coat of arms

The imperial eagle in the top of the coat of arms was chosen because the Wetterau was imperial possession 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

References

External links

Media related to Wetteraukreis at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (German)

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°22′N 8°55′E / 50.367°N 8.917°E / 50.367; 8.917