Hersfeld-Rotenburg

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

District
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Adm. region	Kassel
Capital	Bad Hersfeld
Area
• Total	1,097.08 km2 (423.58 sq mi)
Population  (2002)
• Total	129,578
• Density	118.1117/km2 (305.9079/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	HEF
Website	http://www.hef-rof.de

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

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

Other websites

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