Hersfeld-Rotenburg

Hersfeld-Rotenburg is a Kreis (district) in the east of Hesse, Germany.

 History 
In 1821 districts were created in Hesse, including the districts Hersfeld and Rotenburg, which stayed nearly unchanged after Hesse-Kassel was taken over by Prussia. In 1972 both districts were joined into one.

 Coat of arms 
100px|Coat of armsThe coat of arms is a combination of the two coat of arms of the precursor districts. The cross in the left half is taken from the old arms of the Hersfeld abbey; the linden branch is taken from the city arms of Rotenburg.

Towns and municipalities
TownsMunicipalities Bad Hersfeld
 Bebra
 Heringen
 Rotenburg an der Fulda Alheim
 Breitenbach am Herzberg
 Cornberg
 Friedewald
 Hauneck
 Haunetal
 Hohenroda
 Kirchheim<li> Ludwigsau
<li> Nentershausen
<li> Neuenstein
<li> Niederaula
<li> Philippsthal (Werra)
<li> Ronshausen
<li> Schenklengsfeld
<li> Wildeck

 References 

Other websites
Official website 
Touristic website