Werra-Meißner-Kreis

Werra-Meißner is a Kreis (district) in the north of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Göttingen, Eichsfeld, Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis, Wartburgkreis, district-free Eisenach, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Kassel.

Werra-Meißner
District
Flag of Werra-Meißner
Flag
Coat of arms of Werra-Meißner
Coat of arms
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Adm. regionKassel
CapitalEschwege
Area
 • Total1,024.55 km2 (395.58 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2022)[1]
 • Total100,208
 • Density98/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationESW, WIZ
Websitehttp://www.werra-meissner.de

History

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.

See also: Wanfried agreement

Coat of arms

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
Towns Municipalities
  1. Bad Sooden-Allendorf
  2. Eschwege
  3. Großalmerode
  4. Hessisch Lichtenau
  5. Sontra
  6. Waldkappel
  7. Wanfried
  8. Witzenhausen
  1. Berkatal
  2. Herleshausen
  3. Meinhard
  4. Meißner
  5. Neu-Eichenberg
  6. Ringgau
  7. Wehretal
  8. Weißenborn

References
  1. "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.

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