WETTERAUKREIS

The 'Wetteraukreis' is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the middle of Hesse, Germany. Neighbouring districts are Landkreis Gießen, Vogelsbergkreis, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, district-free Stadt Frankfurt, Hochtaunuskreis, Lahn-Dill-Kreis.

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History

Geography

Coat of arms

Towns and municipalities

External link

History

The district was created in 1972 when the two districts Friedberg and Büdingen were pooled together.

Geography

The district is located between the Taunus mountains and the Vogelsberg volcanic mountain. The main river of the district is the Nidda River.

Coat of arms

The imperial eagle in the top of the coat of arms was chosen because the Wetterau was imperial possession in the past. The bars in the bottom derive from the lords of Isenburg-Büdingen, who owned most of the area. The wavy line depicts the river Wetter which flows through the capital Friedberg.

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Municipalities
#Bad Nauheim#Bad Vilbel#Büdingen#Butzbach#Friedberg#Gedern#Karben#Münzenberg#Nidda#Niddatal#Ortenberg#Reichelsheim#Rosbach vor der Höhe	#Altenstadt#Echzell#Florstadt#Glauburg#Hirzenhain#Kefenrod#Limeshain#Ober-Mörlen#Ranstadt#Rockenberg#Wölfersheim#Wöllstadt

External link

★ Official website