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State: | Hesse |
Adm. Region: | Kassel |
Capital: | Korbach[?] |
Area: | 1,848.58 km² |
Inhabitants: | 170,427 (2002) |
pop. density: | 92 inh./km² |
Car identification: | KB |
Homepage: | http://www.landkreis-waldeck-frankenberg.de | Map |
Waldeck-Frankenberg is a Kreis (district) in the north of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Höxter, Kassel, Schwalm-Eder, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Hochsauerland.
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Four artifical lakes created by dams are in the district, the biggest by the Eder[?] river covers an area of 1200 ha. The Eder is also the main river in the district; the Diemel in the north is a smaller river.
The coat of arms show the lion of Hesse in the top part. The eight-fold star in the bottom part is taken from the coat of arms of the counts and dukes of Waldeck, and was also the old coat of arms of the district Waldeck. |
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