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Schwalm-Eder-Kreis is a Kreis (district) in the north of Hesse, Germany. Neighbouring districts are Kassel, Werra-Meißner, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Vogelsberg, Marburg-Biedenkopf, and Waldeck-Frankenberg.

Schwalm-Eder-Kreis
District
Flag
Coat of arms
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Adm. regionKassel
CapitalHomberg (Efze)
Area
 • Total1,538.56 km2 (594.04 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2020)[1]
 • Total179,840
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationHR, FZ, MEG, ZIG
Websitehttp://www.schwalm-eder-kreis.de

History


In 1821 districts were created in Hesse. They included the districts of Fritzlar, Homberg, Melsungen, and Ziegenhain. In 1932 the districts of Fritzlar and Homberg were merged; in 1974 the three districts of Fritzlar-Homberg, Melsungen, and Ziegenhain were merged into the Schwalm-Eder district.

The district is twinned with the Finnish city of Kajaani, the British district of Sedgemoor, and the Polish district of Piła.


Geography


The Schwalm and Eder rivers give the district its name. After they merge close to Felsberg, the Eder enters the Fulda to the north at Edermunde. The southeast of the district includes a portion of the Knüllgebirge range of low mountains; the highest elevation is 634 metres (2,080 ft). In the north are the hills of the Homberger Hochland. The centre of the district is largely rural, and is surrounded by the mountains of the Knüll, the Stölzinger Gebirge, and the Kellerwald with the 675 metre-high Wüstegarten mountain, the highest peak in the district.

Further information: Eckerich (Fritzlar)

Geology


The Scharfenstein, an outcrop of an extinct volcano near Gudensberg
The Scharfenstein, an outcrop of an extinct volcano near Gudensberg

In the east, the geology of the Knüllgebirge is dominated by the clastic Triassic strata of the Middle Buntsandstein, as is the western region around the Gilserberg.[2]

Soils of weathered Buntsandstein are generally acidic to slightly basic and nutrient-poor. For the most part the land is forested.

In the district of Fritzlar there are outcrops of younger Upper Buntsandstein, known as the Röt Formation, because of its red colour. These strata consist of clay beds and various kinds of calcareous beds, interbedded with clayey marls.


Coat of arms


The coat of arms shows the lion of Hesse (azure a lion rampant crowned, barry of six argent and gules, armed or). Below are wavy lines (three bars wavy argent) that symbolise the three main rivers in the district, the Schwalm, the Eder, and the Fulda.


Towns and municipalities


Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the districtSchwarzenbornNeukirchenBorkenWabernFelsberg
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district
Towns Municipalities
  1. Borken
  2. Felsberg
  3. Fritzlar
  4. Gudensberg
  5. Homberg
  6. Melsungen
  7. Neukirchen
  8. Niedenstein
  9. Schwalmstadt
  10. Schwarzenborn
  11. Spangenberg
  1. Bad Zwesten
  2. Edermünde
  3. Frielendorf
  4. Gilserberg
  5. Guxhagen
  6. Jesberg
  7. Knüllwald
  8. Körle
  9. Malsfeld
  1. Morschen
  2. Neuental
  3. Oberaula
  4. Ottrau
  5. Schrecksbach
  6. Wabern
  7. Willingshausen

See also



References


  1. "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2020 nach Gemeinden". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). June 2021.
  2. "Geologie - Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen". Retrieved 28 October 2014.


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На других языках

[de] Schwalm-Eder-Kreis

Der Schwalm-Eder-Kreis ist ein Landkreis im Regierungsbezirk Kassel in Nordhessen. Die Kreisstadt ist Homberg (Efze). Flächenmäßig ist er der zweitgrößte Landkreis Hessens nach dem Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg. Er wurde 1974 im Rahmen der Gebietsreform in Hessen aus den Altkreisen Fritzlar-Homberg, Melsungen und Ziegenhain (letzterer außer der damaligen Gemeinde Mengsberg) sowie der Stadt Züschen aus dem ehemaligen Landkreis Waldeck gebildet.
- [en] Schwalm-Eder-Kreis

[es] Schwalm-Eder-Kreis

El distrito Schwalm-Eder es un Landkreis (distrito rural) en la Región de Kassel en el norte del estado de Hesse (Alemania). Los municipios vecinos por el norte son el distrito de Kassel, al noroeste el distrito Werra-Meißer, al este el distrito de Hersfeld-Rotemburgo, al sur es fronterizo con el distrito de Vogelsberg, al sudeste el distrito Marburgo-Biedenkopf y al oeste el distrito de Waldeck-Frankenberg. La capital del distrito recae sobre la ciudad de Homberg.

[ru] Швальм-Эдер (район)

Швальм-Эдер (нем. Schwalm-Eder-Kreis) — район в Германии. Центр района — город Хомберг. Район входит в землю Гессен. Подчинён административному округу Кассель. Занимает площадь 1538 км². Население — 183,3 тыс. чел. (2010). Плотность населения — 119 человек/км². Официальный код района — 06 6 34.


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