Wetteraukreis

Wetteraukreis
Wetteraukreis
	District
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Adm. region	Darmstadt
Capital	Friedberg
Area
• Total	1,101.71 km2 (425.37 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2018)
• Total	306,460
• Density	280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	FB, BÜD
Website	http://www.wetteraukreis.de

The Wetteraukreis is a Kreis (district) in the middle of Hesse, Germany. Neighbouring districts are Landkreis Gießen, Vogelsbergkreis, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, district-free Stadt Frankfurt, Hochtaunuskreis and Lahn-Dill-Kreis.

Area view of Eckartshausen

HistoryEdit

The district was created in 1972 when the two districts Friedberg and Büdingen were merged.

GeographyEdit

The district is located between the Taunus mountains and the Vogelsberg volcanic mountain. The main rivers of the district are the Nidda River and the Wetter River.

Coat of armsEdit

The imperial eagle in the top of the coat of arms was chosen because the Wetterau was imperial possession in the past. The bars in the bottom derive from the lords of Isenburg-Büdingen, who owned most of the area. The wavy line depicts the river Wetter which flows through the capital Friedberg.

Towns and municipalitiesEdit

Towns and municipalities in Wetteraukreis

Towns	Municipalities
Bad Nauheim Bad Vilbel Büdingen Butzbach Florstadt Friedberg Gedern Karben Münzenberg Nidda Niddatal Ortenberg Reichelsheim Rosbach vor der Höhe	Altenstadt Echzell Glauburg Hirzenhain Kefenrod Limeshain Ober-Mörlen Ranstadt Rockenberg Wölfersheim Wöllstadt