Vogelsbergkreis - DE725

EU regions: Germany > Hesse > Giessen Government Region > Vogelsbergkreis

indicator	period	value
GDP per capita in PPS of EU average	2018	83
number of inhabitants	2020	105 643
population density	2019	72.5
old-age dependency ratio	2020	39

* more on wikidata Q7901 * on OpenStreetMap * Vogelsbergkreis slovensky: DE725

Composition of population according to age group, education and economic activity, Vogelsbergkreis

age group	low education	middle education	high education

note: in thousands, according to labour force sample survey. P – total population, E – employed, U – unemployed, I – number of ecnomically inactive

From wikipedia:

The Vogelsbergkreis is a Kreis (district) in the middle of Hesse, Germany. Neighbouring districts are Schwalm-Eder, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Fulda, Main-Kinzig, Wetteraukreis, Gießen and Marburg-Biedenkopf.

History

The district was created in 1972 by merging the former districts Alsfeld and Lauterbach.

Geography

The main feature of the district is the Vogelsberg, an extinct volcano, last active 7 million years ago.

other: Giessen Government Region, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Limburg-Weilburg, Gießen, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Vogelsbergkreis

neighbours: Wetteraukreis, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Gießen, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Fulda

Suggested citation: Michal Páleník: EU regions - Vogelsbergkreis - DE725, IZ Bratislava, retrieved from: https://www.iz.sk/en/projects/eu-regions/DE725

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