Vogelsbergkreis

Vogelsbergkreis
District
Flag Coat of arms
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Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Adm. region	Gießen
Capital	Lauterbach
Area
• Total	1,458.96 km2 (563.31 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2020)[1]
• Total	105,506
• Density	72/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	VB
Website	http://www.vogelsberg.de

The Vogelsbergkreis is a Kreis (district) in the middle of Hesse, Germany. Neighbouring districts are Schwalm-Eder, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Fulda, Main-Kinzig, Wetteraukreis, Gießen and Marburg-Biedenkopf.

History[]

The district was created in 1972 by merging the former districts Alsfeld and Lauterbach.

Geography[]

The main feature of the district is the Vogelsberg, an extinct volcano, last active 7 million years ago.

Coat of arms[]

The lion in the bottom half is the lion of Hesse. The lilies in the upper part show the flowers of the martagon lily (German Türkenbund, Lilium martagon), a rare plant which grows in some protected areas of the district. The flowers were taken from the coat of arms of the Lauterbach district.

Towns and municipalities[]

Alsfeld by night

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vogelsbergkreis.

landscape near Alsfeld

• Official website (in German)
• Website of the district administration (in German)
• Touristic website

Coordinates: 50°39′N 9°16′E / 50.650°N 9.267°E / 50.650; 9.267