Vogelsbergkreis

The Vogelsbergkreis is a Kreis (district) in the middle of Hesse, Germany.

 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 
100px|Coat of armsThe lion in the bottom half is the lion of Hesse. The lilies in the upper part show the flowers of the martagon lily (German Türkenbund, 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
TownsMunicipalities Alsfeld
 Grebenau
 Herbstein
 Homberg (Ohm)
 Kirtorf
 Lauterbach
 Romrod
 Schlitz
 Schotten
 Ulrichstein Antrifttal
 Feldatal
 Freiensteinau
 Gemünden
 Grebenhain
 Lautertal
 Mücke
 Schwalmtal
 Wartenberg

References

Other websites
 Official website 
 Website of the district administration 
 Touristic website

Category:Districts of Hesse