Lahn-Dill-Kreis
Appearance
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 2022)[1] | |
• Total | 257,289 |
• 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 |
Lahn-Dill is a Kreis (district) in the west of Hesse, Germany.
History
[change | change source]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.
Geography
[change | change source]The main rivers of the district are the Lahn and the Dill, which also gave it the name.
Coat of arms
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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 municipalities
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Towns | Municipalities | |
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References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Official website (German)
- Official Online-Community Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine (German)