Schwalm-Eder-Kreis

Schwalm-Eder is a Kreis (district) in the north of Hesse, Germany.

District
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Capital	Homberg (Efze)
Area
• Total	1,538.46 km2 (594.00 sq mi)
Population  (2002)
• Total	193,003
• Density	125.4521/km2 (324.9194/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	HR
Website	http://www.schwalm-eder-kreis.de

Partnerships

The district has partnerships with

• Finland, Kajaani City,
• United Kingdom, district of Sedgemoor
• Poland, district of Piła and
• Russia, the Rayon ov (Yaroslavl Oblast).

Geography

The two rivers Schwalm and Eder gave the district its name.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms shows the lion of Hesse in the top. Below are wavy lines which symbolize the three main rivers in the district, Schwalm, Eder and Fulda.

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Municipalities
Borken Felsberg Fritzlar Gudensberg Homberg Melsungen Neukirchen Niedenstein Schwalmstadt Schwarzenborn Spangenberg	Bad Zwesten Edermünde Frielendorf Gilserberg Guxhagen Jesberg Knüllwald Körle Malsfeld	Morschen Neuental Oberaula Ottrau Schrecksbach Wabern Willingshausen

Schwalm-Eder-Kreis Media

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  The Scharfenstein, an outcrop of an extinct volcano near Gudensberg

Other websites

• Official website (in German)