Wetteraukreis

Wetteraukreis
Wetteraukreis
District
	Flag Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Adm. region	Darmstadt
Capital	Friedberg
Government
• District admin.	Jan Weckler (CDU)
Area
• Total	1,101.71 km2 (425.37 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2022)
• Total	317,298
• Density	290/km2 (750/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	FB, BÜD
Website	www.wetteraukreis.de

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

Towns	Municipalities
Bad Nauheim Bad Vilbel Büdingen Butzbach Florstadt Friedberg Gedern Karben Münzenberg Nidda Niddatal Ortenberg Reichelsheim Rosbach vor der Höhe	Altenstadt Echzell Glauburg Hirzenhain Kefenrod Limeshain Ober-Mörlen Ranstadt Rockenberg Wölfersheim Wöllstadt