 the vogelsbergkreis is a kreis (district) in the middle of hesse, germany. neighbouring districts are schwalm-eder, hersfeld-rotenburg, fulda, main-kinzig, wetteraukreis, gieÃen and marburg-biedenkopf. ==history== the district was created in 1972 by merging the former districts alsfeld and lauterbach. ==geography== the main feature of the district is the vogelsberg, an extinct volcano, last active 7 million years ago. ==coat of arms== {| |- valign=top ||120px|coat of arms ||the lion in the bottom half is the lion of hesse. the lilies in the upper part show the flowers of the martagon lily (german tÃ¼rkenbund, lilium martagon), a rare plant which grows in some protected areas of the district. the flowers were taken from the coat of arms of the lauterbach district. |} ==towns and municipalities== thumb|330px {| ! align=left width=50%|towns ! align=left width=50%|municipalities |- valign=top || #alsfeld #grebenau #herbstein #homberg (ohm) #kirtorf #lauterbach #romrod #schlitz #schotten #ulrichstein || #antrifttal #feldatal #freiensteinau #gemÃ¼nden #grebenhain #lautertal #mÃ¼cke #schwalmtal #wartenberg |} ==references==  ==external links== * official website  * website of the district administration  * touristic website   
Districts_of_Hesse Vogelsbergkreis