Werra-Meißner-Kreis
The Werra- Meißner-Kreis is a district in the Regierungsbezirk Kassel in northern Hesse. Neighboring districts are in the north of Lower Saxony, Göttingen district and the Thuringian district of calibration field, to the east that also Thuringian counties Unstrut Hainich and Wartburg district and the district-free city of Eisenach, in the south of Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in the southwest of the Schwalm- Eder district and in the western district of Kassel. The county seat is Eschwege.
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Geography
The name derives from the Werra- Meißner-Kreis is a part of the river Werra, of the district area enters coming from Thuringia in the south east, the north-eastern district area flows through and northwest of Witzenhausen is leaving the district area back to Hann. Munden to form together with the Fulda River Weser. On the other hand, is the eponymous High Meissner, the part of the Fulda- Werra- Uplands ( Osthessisches Bergland ) and with 753.6 m above sea level. NN level is the highest mountain in the northeast part of Hessen and the district.
In addition to the Hoher Meissner to Werra -Meissner include several mountains Gobert, Kaufunger Forest, Ringwood, Schlierbachswald and Stölzinger Mountains. The circle is Bathed inter alia, the rivers Berka, Frieda, Gelster, Losse, Sontra, weirs and Werra. Much of the county territory or its northwestern part is occupied by parts of the natural park Meissner Kaufunger forest.
History
The district area since the 12th century belonged to the country county of Hesse, later Hessen- Kassel, which rose to the Electorate of Hesse in the early 19th century. 1821 originated within the electorate of the two counties Eschwege and Witzenhausen, which persisted even after 1866, when the electorate of Hesse became part of the Prussian province of Hesse -Nassau. As part of the Hessian district reform both counties were combined on January 1, 1974 Werra- Meißner-Kreis. Then there was the city Sontra the old district of Rotenburg (now part of the district Hersfeld -Rotenburg ). To the district town of Eschwege was because the city is something central and even greater than Witzenhausen.
Policy
Council
The municipal election held 27 March 2011 yielded the following results:
District administrators
Former county Eschwege
- 08.05.1945 - 31.08.1945 Wolfgang Hartdegen
- 01.09.1945 - 02.25.1946 Dr. Busse
- 01/07/1946 - 06/30/1948 John Brown Wood
- 07.01.1948 - 30.06.1954 Gerhard Pforr
- 05.07.1954 - 15.12.1960 Hans Jochen Kubitz
- 04.03.1961 - 31.12.1973 Oskar Eitel Höhne
Former county Witzenhausen
- 21.05.1945 - 29.06.1946 Hans Wilhelm von Coelln
- 07.01.1946 - 31.12.1973 Wilhelm Brühbach
Werra- Meißner-Kreis
- 01.01.1974 - 05.06.1988 Oskar Eitel Höhne
- 06.06.1988 - 05.06.2006 Dieter Brosey
- 06.06.2006 - 00.00.0000 Stefan G. Reuss
Coat of arms
Blazon: "On a green, with a silver wave beams occupied three mountain behind a silver edge, in a neunblättriger red ash branch, a single-tower in blue, red gave silver castle " (Coat of Arms Awards November 12, 1976 )
The ash branch was taken as " canting " symbol coat of arms coats of arms of the old district of Eschwege. The Louis Steinburg was already contained in the old county coat of arms of Witzenhausen and the three mountain with wave beam refers to the present county name.
Traffic
Train
The northern district is served by the Halle- Kassel Railway with stops at Oak Mountain, Witzenhausen Nord and Gert Bach since 1872. It was followed in 1875 the connection Bebra - Eschwege, which was renewed a year later to Göttingen. Since then Eichenberg is an important railway junction. The railway line Bebra -Göttingen was later part of the north-south route. Besides these two lines and the RegioTram route Kassel- Hessian Lichtenau also the town's station in Eschwege is operated again since December 2009.
Road
Through the circle area, the Federal Highway leads 4 (Dresden -Eisenach - Kirchheimer triangle) and the Federal Highway 38 ( Göttingen-Halle/Leipzig ). In addition, the circular area of several federal highways and county roads will be developed, including the B 7, B 27 and B 451 In addition, the federal motorway 44 Kassel- Hessian Lichtenau- Eisenach is under construction.
Cities and Towns
(Population at 31 December 2012)
Cities
Communities
Free community area