Hersfeld-Rotenburg is a ''Kreis'' (

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) in the east of

Hesse Hesse (, , ) or Hessia (, ; german: Hessen ), officially the State of Hessen (german: links=no, Land Hessen), is a state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt. Two other major historic cities are Da ...

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. Neighboring districts are Werra-Meißner,

Wartburgkreis Wartburgkreis is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the west of Thuringia, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) the districts Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis, Gotha, Schmalkalden-Meiningen, and the districts Fulda, Hersfeld-Rotenburg and ...

Fulda Fulda () (historically in English called Fuld) is a town in Hesse, Germany; it is located on the river Fulda and is the administrative seat of the Fulda district (''Kreis''). In 1990, the town hosted the 30th Hessentag state festival. Histor ...

, Vogelsbergkreis, Schwalm-Eder.

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 (or Hesse-Cassel) by

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and the creation of the Hesse state. In 1972 both districts were merged into one.

Geography

The district contains the hilly landscape of ''Waldhessen'', the mountains are of the ''Knüllgebirge'', ''Stölzinger Gebirge'', ''Richelsdorfer Gebirge'' and the ''Kuppenrhön'', part of the Rhön mountains.

Coat of arms

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.

Towns and municipalities

Twin towns

* Działdowo,

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References

External links

Official website

Touristic website
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