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	2017	79
number of inhabitants	2019	101 017
population density	2018	98.9
old-age dependency ratio	2019	41

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

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, Kassel, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Fulda, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Kassel, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Werra-Meißner-Kreis

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

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