Waldeck-Frankenberg, Hesse, Germany

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🇩🇪 Waldeck-Frankenberg is a Kreis in the north of Hesse, Germany. Neighbouring districts are Höxter, Kassel, Schwalm-Eder, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Hochsauerland.

History The district was created in 1972 by merging the two districts of Frankenberg and Waldeck. Most of the area of the district was previously part of the Freistaat Waldeck, the successor of the principality of Waldeck.

Geography The district is located in the mountains of the Sauerland, with the highest elevation in the district of 843 m (2,766 ft). With 1,848.58 km² (713.74 sq mi), it's the largest district in Hessen.

Four artificial lakes created by dams are in the district, the biggest is the Edersee, which covers an area of 12 km² (4.6 sq mi). The Eder is also the main river in the district; the Diemel in the north is a smaller river.

Mountains • Osterkopf; • Sähre.

Hills • Kohlenberg.

Towns ◦ Bad Arolsen; ◦ Bad Wildungen; ◦ Battenberg (Eder); ◦ Diemelstadt; ◦ Frankenau; ◦ Frankenberg (Eder); ◦ Gemünden (Wohra); ◦ Hatzfeld (Eder); ◦ Korbach; ◦ Lichtenfels; ◦ Rosenthal; ◦ Volkmarsen; ◦ Waldeck.

Municipalities ◦ Allendorf (Eder); ◦ Burgwald; ◦ Diemelsee; ◦ Edertal; ◦ Haina (Kloster); ◦ Twistetal; ◦ Vöhl; ◦ Willingen (Upland).

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The Waldeck-Frankenberg district has a population of over 156,528 people. For the location of Waldeck-Frankenberg see: Korbach.

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Antipodal to Waldeck-Frankenberg is: -171.11,-51.191

Locations Near: Waldeck-Frankenberg 8.8898,51.1908

🇩🇪 Korbach 8.874,51.277 d: 9.6  

🇩🇪 Marburg-Biedenkopf 8.738,50.837 d: 40.8  

🇩🇪 Marburg 8.769,50.815 d: 42.7  

🇩🇪 Homberg (Efze) 9.4,51.033 d: 39.7  

🇩🇪 Homberg 9.4,51.017 d: 40.5  

🇩🇪 Paderborn 8.752,51.718 d: 59.4  

🇩🇪 Kassel 9.491,51.312 d: 44  

🇩🇪 Meschede 8.283,51.345 d: 45.6  

🇩🇪 Giessen 8.677,50.585 d: 69  

🇩🇪 Gießen 8.667,50.583 d: 69.3  

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