Hersfeld-Rotenburg

Hersfeld-Rotenburg
District
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 50°55′N 9°45′E / 50.92°N 9.75°E / 50.92; 9.75
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Adm. region	Kassel
Capital	Bad Hersfeld
Area
• Total	1,097.08 km2 (423.58 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2023)
• Total	118,010
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	HEF
Website	http://www.hef-rof.de

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

The 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

References

1. ↑ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2023] (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2022)" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt.

Other websites

• Official website (in German)
• Touristic website Archived 2008-02-28 at the Wayback Machine (in German)