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Waldeck-Frankenberg is a Kreis (district) in the north of Hesse, Germany. Neighbouring districts are Höxter, Kassel, Schwalm-Eder, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Hochsauerland.

Waldeck-Frankenberg
District
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Adm. region	Kassel
Founded	1974-01-01
Capital	Korbach
Area
• Total	1,848.58 km2 (713.74 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2020)[1]
• Total	156,528
• Density	85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	KB, FK, WA
Website	landkreis-waldeck-frankenberg.de

History

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

Geography

The district is located in the mountains of the Sauerland, with the highest elevation in the district of 843 m (2,766 ft). With 1,848.58 km² (713.74 sq mi), it's the largest district in Hessen.

Four artificial lakes created by dams are in the district, the biggest is the Edersee, which covers an area of 12 km² (4.6 sq mi). The Eder is also the main river in the district; the Diemel in the north is a smaller river.

Mountains

• Sähre

Coat of arms

Blason

“Per bend sinister Azure a lion rampant issuant per fess Argent and Gules and Or a star with eight rays Sable.”

The coat of arms shows the lion of Hesse in chief. The eight-fold star in base 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 of Waldeck.

Towns and municipalities

References

External links

Media related to Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (German)

На других языках

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[de] Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg

Der Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg liegt im Regierungsbezirk Kassel im westlichen Nordhessen. Die Kreisstadt ist Korbach.

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- [en] Waldeck-Frankenberg

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[es] Distrito de Waldeck-Frankenberg

La Distrito de Waldeck-Frankenberg (en alemán: Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg) es un distrito en la Región de Kassel ubicado en el noroeste del estado federal alemán de Hesse. La población se distribuye aproximadamente entre un 76 % evangélica y un 15 % católica. Con una superficie de 1848 km² es uno de los distritos más grandes del estado de Hessen junto con el distrito de Vogelsberg. La capital del distrito recae administrativamente sobre la ciudad de Korbach.

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[ru] Вальдек-Франкенберг (район)

Ва́льдек-Фра́нкенберг (нем. Waldeck-Frankenberg) — район в Германии. Центр района — город Корбах. Район входит в землю Гессен. Подчинён административному округу Кассель. Занимает площадь 1849 км². Население — 162,5 тыс. чел. (2010). Плотность населения — 88 человек/км². Официальный код района — 06 6 35.

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