The district was created in 1974 by merging the two districts of Eschwege and Witzenhausen, which had both existed with only slight modifications since 1821.
Geography
The main river in the district is the Werra. The Hoher Meißner at 754 metres (2,474 ft) is the highest elevation of the Meißner mountains, a big basalt massif, the other geographical feature which gave the district its name. The Hoher Meissner was also home to US military forces up to the fall of the Berlin Wall. Soldiers of the Special Forces guarded the eavesdropping post on the hilltop.
The coat of arms show a branch of an ash tree in the dexter side, as sign for the former Eschwege district as well as the Eschwege city - the German word for ash tree is Esche. The castle in the main field 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
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district
werra, meißner, kreis, werra, meißner, kreis, district, north, hesse, germany, neighboring, districts, göttingen, eichsfeld, unstrut, hainich, kreis, wartburgkreis, district, free, eisenach, hersfeld, rotenburg, schwalm, eder, kreis, kassel, werra, meißnerdist. Werra Meissner is a Kreis district in the north of Hesse Germany Neighboring districts are Gottingen Eichsfeld Unstrut Hainich Kreis Wartburgkreis district free Eisenach Hersfeld Rotenburg Schwalm Eder Kreis Kassel Werra MeissnerDistrictFlagCoat of armsCountryGermanyStateHesseAdm regionKasselCapitalEschwegeArea Total1 024 55 km2 395 58 sq mi Population 31 December 2021 1 Total99 714 Density97 km2 250 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST Vehicle registrationESW WIZWebsitehttp www werra meissner de Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Coat of arms 4 Towns and municipalities 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditThe district was created in 1974 by merging the two districts of Eschwege and Witzenhausen which had both existed with only slight modifications since 1821 Geography EditThe main river in the district is the Werra The Hoher Meissner at 754 metres 2 474 ft is the highest elevation of the Meissner mountains a big basalt massif the other geographical feature which gave the district its name The Hoher Meissner was also home to US military forces up to the fall of the Berlin Wall Soldiers of the Special Forces guarded the eavesdropping post on the hilltop See also Wanfried agreementCoat of arms EditThe coat of arms show a branch of an ash tree in the dexter side as sign for the former Eschwege district as well as the Eschwege city the German word for ash tree is Esche The castle in the main field 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 Edit Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district Towns MunicipalitiesBad Sooden Allendorf Eschwege Grossalmerode Hessisch Lichtenau Sontra Waldkappel Wanfried Witzenhausen Berkatal Herleshausen Meinhard Meissner Neu Eichenberg Ringgau Wehretal WeissenbornReferences Edit Die Bevolkerung der hessischen Gemeinden am 31 Dezember 2021 PDF in German Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt June 2022 External links Edit Media related to Werra Meissner Kreis at Wikimedia Commons Official website in German Coordinates 51 12 N 9 56 E 51 200 N 9 933 E 51 200 9 933 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Werra Meissner Kreis amp oldid 1115649476, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
