Vogelsbergkreis

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Vogelsbergkreis
District
Flag of Vogelsbergkreis
Flag
Coat of arms of Vogelsbergkreis
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: Coordinates: 50°39′N 9°16′E / 50.650°N 9.267°E / 50.650; 9.267
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Adm. regionGießen
CapitalLauterbach
Area
 • Total1,458.97 km2 (563.31 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2021)[1]
 • Total105,671
 • Density72/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationVB
Websitehttp://www.vogelsberg.de

The Vogelsbergkreis is a Kreis (district) in the middle of Hesse, Germany.

History[change | change source]

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

Geography[change | change source]

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

Coat of arms[change | change source]

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[change | change source]

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Towns Municipalities
  1. Alsfeld
  2. Grebenau
  3. Herbstein
  4. Homberg (Ohm)
  5. Kirtorf
  6. Lauterbach
  7. Romrod
  8. Schlitz
  9. Schotten
  10. Ulrichstein
  1. Antrifttal
  2. Feldatal
  3. Freiensteinau
  4. Gemünden
  5. Grebenhain
  6. Lautertal
  7. Mücke
  8. Schwalmtal
  9. Wartenberg

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ "Die Bevölkerung der hessischen Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2021" (PDF) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2022.

Other websites[change | change source]

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