Hersfeld-Rotenburg

Hersfeld-Rotenburg
District
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Adm. region	Kassel
Capital	Bad Hersfeld
Government
• District admin.	Torsten Warnecke (SPD)
Area
• Total	1,097.08 km2 (423.58 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2023)[1]
• Total	118,010
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	HEF, ROF
Website	http://www.hef-rof.de

Hersfeld-Rotenburg is a Kreis (district) in the east of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Werra-Meißner, Wartburgkreis, Fulda, Vogelsbergkreis, Schwalm-Eder.

In 1821, districts were created in Hesse, including the districts Hersfeld and Rotenburg, which stayed nearly unchanged (except a short period after the revolution of 1848, when they were dissolved) through the annexion of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) by Prussia and the creation of the Hesse state. In 1972 both districts were merged into one.

The district contains the hilly landscape of Waldhessen, the mountains are of the Knüllgebirge, Stölzinger Gebirge, Richelsdorfer Gebirge and the Kuppenrhön, part of the Rhön mountains.

Bundesautobahn 7 and Bundesautobahn 4 pass through the district as well as Bundesstraße 27. The Frankfurt–Göttingen railway, a major rail corridor passes through the district with major train stations in Bad Hersfeld and Bebra with regional service to nearby cities.

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.

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Landkreis Hersfeld-Rotenburg.

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

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