Waldeck-Frankenberg

Waldeck-Frankenberg
District
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Adm. region	Kassel
Capital	Korbach
Area
• Total	1,848.58 km2 (713.74 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2023)
• Total	155,135
• Density	84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	KB
Website	landkreis-waldeck-frankenberg.de

Waldeck-Frankenberg is a Kreis (district) in the north of Hesse, Germany.

History

The district was created in 1972 by merging the two districts Frankenberg and Waldeck. Most of the area of the district was previously part of the old principality of Waldeck.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms show the lion of Hesse in the top part. The eightfold star in the bottom part is taken from the coat of arms of the counts and princes of Waldeck, and was also the coat of arms of the former district Waldeck.

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Municipalities
Bad Arolsen Bad Wildungen Battenberg (Eder) Diemelstadt Frankenau Frankenberg (Eder) Gemünden (Wohra) Hatzfeld (Eder) Korbach Lichtenfels Rosenthal Volkmarsen Waldeck	Allendorf (Eder) Bromskirchen Burgwald Diemelsee Edertal Haina (Kloster) Twistetal Vöhl Willingen (Upland)

Other websites

• Official website (in German)