Werra-Meißner-Kreis - DE737

EU regions: Germany > Hesse > Kassel Government Region > Werra-Meißner-Kreis

indicator	period	value
GDP per capita in PPS of EU average	2019	74
number of inhabitants	2021	100 046
population density	2019	98.7
old-age dependency ratio	2021	42.2

* more on wikidata Q7896 * on OpenStreetMap * Werra-Meißner-Kreis slovensky: DE737

Composition of population according to age group, education and economic activity, Werra-Meißner-Kreis

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:

Werra-Meißner is a Kreis (district) in the north of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Göttingen, Eichsfeld, Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis, Wartburgkreis, district-free Eisenach, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Kassel.

History

The district was created in 1974 by merging the two districts of Eschwege and Witzenhausen, which had both existed with only slight modifications since 1821.

Geography

The main river in the district is the Werra. The Hoher Meißner at 754 metres (2,474 ft) is the highest elevation of the Meißner mountains, a big basalt massif, the other geographical feature which gave the district its name.

The Hoher Meissner was also home to US military forces up to the fall of the Berlin Wall. Soldiers of the Special Forces guarded the eavesdropping post on the hilltop.

See also: Wanfried agreement.

other: Kassel Government Region, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Kassel, Fulda, Werra-Meißner-Kreis, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Landkreis Kassel

neighbours: Eichsfeld, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Landkreis Kassel, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Wartburgkreis, Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis, Göttingen district

Suggested citation: Michal Páleník: EU regions - Werra-Meißner-Kreis - DE737, IZ Bratislava, retrieved from: https://www.iz.sk/en/projects/eu-regions/DE737

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