Lahn-Dill-Kreis
Lahn-Dill is a Kreis (district) in the west of Hesse, Germany.
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| Country |  Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Adm. region | Gießen |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Capital | Wetzlar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,066.51 km2 (411.78 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 252,106 |
| • Density | 236.3841/km2 (612.232/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | LDK (before 1991 L) |
| Website | http://www.lahn-dill-kreis.de |
History
In 1977 the district Gießen was merged with the districts Wetzlar and Dillkreis to the new Lahn-Dill-Kreis. However this big district was not popular, so in 1979 Giessen was split from it.
Geography
The main rivers of the district are the Lahn and the Dill, which also gave it the name.
Coat of arms
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The coat of arms shows the imperial eagle in the top, a sign for the imperial city Wetzlar. The bottom part - taken from the arms of the previous Dillkreis - shows the lion of Nassau and the horn of the princes of Orange-Nassau, which later became the Dutch royal family. Dillenburg was the capital of the county of Nassau and later of Nassau-Orange. |
Towns and municipalities
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References
Other websites
- Official website (German)
- Official Online-Community Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine (German)