The Wetteraukreis is a Kreis (district) in the middle of Hesse, Germany. Neighbouring districts are Landkreis Gießen, Vogelsbergkreis, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, district-free Stadt Frankfurt, Hochtaunuskreis and Lahn-Dill-Kreis.
History The district was created in 1972 when the two districts Friedberg and Büdingen were merged.
Geography
The district is located between the Taunus mountains and the Vogelsberg volcanic mountain. The main rivers of the district are the Nidda River and the Wetter River.
Coat of arms The imperial eagle in the top of the coat of arms was chosen because the Wetterau was imperial possession in the past. The bars in the bottom derive from the lords of Isenburg-Büdingen, who owned most of the area. The wavy line depicts the river Wetter which flows through the capital Friedberg.
Towns and municipalities
TownsMunicipalitiesBad Nauheim Bad Vilbel Büdingen Butzbach Florstadt Friedberg Gedern Karben Münzenberg Nidda Niddatal Ortenberg Reichelsheim Rosbach vor der HöheAltenstadt Echzell Glauburg Hirzenhain Kefenrod Limeshain Ober-Mörlen Ranstadt Rockenberg Wölfersheim Wöllstadt
Transport
The district is located in the area of the public transport association Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV).
References
External links
Official website