Werra-Meissner

Statistics
State:	Hesse
Adm. Region:	Kassel
Capital:	Eschwege[?]
Area:	1,024.55 km²
Inhabitants:	112,680 (2002)
pop. density:	110 inh./km²
Car identification:	ESW
Homepage:	http://www.werra-meissner.de
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Werra-Meißner is a Kreis (district) in the north of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Göttingen, Eichsfeld, Unstrut-Hainich[?], Wartburgkreis[?], district-free Eisenach, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Schwalm-Eder, Kassel.

Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 History 2 Geography 3 Coat of arms 4 Towns and municipalities 5 External links

History

The district was created in 1974 by merging the two district Eschwege and Witzenhausen, which both existed with only slight modifications since 1821.

Geography

The main river in the district is the Werra. The Hohe Meißner with 754 m is the highest elevation of the Meißner mountains, a big basalt massiv, the other geographic part which gave the district its name.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms show a branch of a aspen tree in the left half, as sign for the former Eschwege district as well as the Eschwege[?] city - the german word for aspen is Esche. The castle in the right half is the castle Ludwigstein, taken from the coat of arms of the Witzenhausen district. The hills below symbolize the landscape, the Meißner, and the wavy line the Werra river.

Towns and municipalities

Bad Sooden-Allendorf[?] Eschwege[?] Großalmerode[?] Hessisch-Lichtenau[?] Sontra[?] Waldkappel[?] Wanfried[?] Witzenhausen[?]

Municipalities Berkatal[?] Herleshausen[?] Meinhard[?] Meißner[?] Neu Eichenberg[?] Ringgau[?] Wehretal[?] Weißenborn[?]

External links

Official website (http://www.werra-meissner.de) (German)