The district was created in 1972 by merging the two districts of Frankenberg and Waldeck. Much of the area of the district had previously been part of the Free State of Waldeck until 1929, and its predecessor the Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont before 1918.
Geographyedit
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.
“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.
The Edersee with low water level
Towns and municipalitiesedit
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district
waldeck, frankenberg, kreis, district, north, hesse, germany, neighbouring, districts, höxter, kassel, schwalm, eder, marburg, biedenkopf, siegen, wittgenstein, hochsauerland, districtflagcoat, armscountrygermanystatehesseadm, regionkasselfounded1974, 01capita. Waldeck Frankenberg is a Kreis district in the north of Hesse Germany Neighbouring districts are Hoxter Kassel Schwalm Eder Marburg Biedenkopf Siegen Wittgenstein Hochsauerland Waldeck FrankenbergDistrictFlagCoat of armsCountryGermanyStateHesseAdm regionKasselFounded1974 01 01CapitalKorbachArea Total1 848 58 km2 713 74 sq mi Population 31 December 2022 1 Total159 154 Density86 km2 220 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST Vehicle registrationKB FK WAWebsitelandkreis waldeck frankenberg de Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2 1 Mountains 2 2 Hills 3 Coat of arms 4 Towns and municipalities 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe district was created in 1972 by merging the two districts of Frankenberg and Waldeck Much of the area of the district had previously been part of the Free State of Waldeck until 1929 and its predecessor the Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont before 1918 Geography editThe 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 edit Osterkopf SahreHills edit KohlenbergCoat of arms editBlason 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 nbsp The Edersee with low water levelTowns and municipalities edit nbsp Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the districtTowns Bad Arolsen Bad Wildungen Battenberg Eder Diemelstadt Frankenau Frankenberg Eder Gemunden Wohra Hatzfeld Eder Korbach Lichtenfels Rosenthal Volkmarsen Waldeck Municipalities Allendorf Eder Burgwald Diemelsee Edertal Haina Kloster Twistetal Vohl Willingen Upland References edit Bevolkerung in Hessen am 31 12 2022 nach Gemeinden XLS in German Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt June 2023 External links edit nbsp Media related to Landkreis Waldeck Frankenberg at Wikimedia Commons Official website German 51 16 09 N 8 51 24 E 51 269298 N 8 856665 E 51 269298 8 856665 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Waldeck Frankenberg amp oldid 1168408955, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
