Vogelsbergkreis

Vogelsbergkreis
Vogelsbergkreis
District
	Flag Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Adm. region	Gießen
Capital	Lauterbach
Government
• District admin.	Manfred Görig (SPD)
Area
• Total	1,458.96 km2 (563.31 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2023)
• Total	101,494
• Density	70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	VB
Website	www.vogelsbergkreis.de

The Vogelsbergkreis is a Kreis (district) in the middle of Hesse, Germany. Neighbouring districts are Schwalm-Eder, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Fulda, Main-Kinzig, Wetteraukreis, Gießen 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

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 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

Towns	Municipalities
Alsfeld Grebenau Herbstein Homberg (Ohm) Kirtorf Lauterbach Romrod Schlitz Schotten Ulrichstein	Antrifttal Feldatal Freiensteinau Gemünden Grebenhain Lautertal Mücke Schwalmtal Wartenberg