Lahn-Dill-Kreis
district in Hesse, Germany
Lahn-Dill is a Kreis (district) in the west of Hesse, Germany.
Lahn-Dill-Kreis | |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Adm. region | Gießen |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Capital | Wetzlar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,066.51 km2 (411.78 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 253,364 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | LDK (before 1991 L) |
| Website | http://www.lahn-dill-kreis.de |
HistoryEdit
In 1977 the district Gießen was merged with the districts Wetzlar and Dillkreis to the new Lahn-Dill-Kreis. However this big district was not popular, so in 1979 Giessen was split from it.
GeographyEdit
The main rivers of the district are the Lahn and the Dill, which also gave it the name.
Coat of armsEdit
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The coat of arms shows the imperial eagle in the top, a sign for the imperial city Wetzlar. The bottom part - taken from the arms of the previous Dillkreis - shows the lion of Nassau and the horn of the princes of Orange-Nassau, which later became the Dutch royal family. Dillenburg was the capital of the county of Nassau and later of Nassau-Orange. |
Towns and municipalitiesEdit
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ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Die Bevölkerung der hessischen Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2021" (PDF) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2022.
Other websitesEdit
- Official website (German)
- Official Online-Community Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine (German)