Hersfeld-Rotenburg
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| State: | Hesse |
| Adm. Region: | Kassel |
| Capital: | Bad Hersfeld |
| Area: | 1,097.08 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 129,578 (2002) |
| pop. density: | 118 inh./km² |
| Car identification: | HEF |
| Homepage: | http://www.hef-rof.de | Map |
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Hersfeld-Rotenburg is a Kreis (district) in the east of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Werra-Meißner, Wartburgkreis, Fulda, Vogelsbergkreis, Schwalm-Eder.
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2 Geography 3 Coat of arms 4 Towns and municipalities 5 External links |
History
In 1821 districts were created in Hesse, including the districts Hersfeld and Rotenburg, which stayed nearly unchanged (except a short period after the revolution of 1848 when they were dissolved) through the annexion of Hesse-Kassel by Prussia and the creation of the Hesse state. In 1972 both districts were merged into one.
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The coat of arms is a combination of the two coat of arms of the precursor districts. The cross in the left half is taken from the old arms of the Hersfeld abbey; the linden branch is taken from the city arms of Rotenburg. |
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