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Waldeck-Frankenberg (district)

Waldeck-Frankenberg
District
Coat of arms of Waldeck-Frankenberg
Coat of arms
Hesse KB.svg
Country  Germany
State Hesse
Adm. region Kassel
Founded 1974-01-01
Capital Korbach
Area
 • Total 1,848.58 km2 (713.74 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2015)
 • Total 157,592
 • Density 85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration KB
Website landkreis-waldeck-frankenberg.de

Waldeck-Frankenberg is a Kreis (district) in the north of Hesse, Germany. Neighbouring districts are Höxter, Kassel, Schwalm-Eder, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Hochsauerland.

The district was created in 1972 by merging the two districts of Frankenberg and Waldeck. Most of the area of the district was previously part of the Freistaat Waldeck, the successor of the principality of Waldeck.

The district is located in the mountains of the Sauerland, with the highest elevation in the district of 843 m.

Four artificial lakes created by dams are in the district, the biggest is the Edersee, which covers an area of 12.00 km². The Eder is also the main river in the district; the Diemel in the north is a smaller river.

The coat of arms shows the lion of Hesse in chief. The eight-fold star in base is taken from the coat of arms of the counts and princes of Waldeck, and was also the coat of arms of the former district of Waldeck.

Coordinates: 51°16′09″N 8°51′24″E / 51.269298°N 8.856665°E / 51.269298; 8.856665


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