Lahn-Dill-Kreis

Lahn-Dill is a Kreis (district) in the west of Hesse, Germany. History In 1977 the district Gießen was merged with the districts Wetzlar and Dillkreis to the new Lahn-Dill-Kreis. However this big district was not popular, so in 1979 Giessen was split from it. Geography The main rivers of the district are the Lahn and the Dill, which also gave it the name. Coat of arms Towns and municipalities References Other websites Official website (German) Official Online-Community Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine (German)