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VogelsbergkreisThe Vogelsbergkreis is a Kreis (district) in the middle of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Schwalm-Eder, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Fulda, Main-Kinzig, Wetteraukreis, Gieen, Marburg-Biedenkopf. History The district was created in 1972 by merging the former districts Alsfeld and Lauterbach. Geography The main feature of the district is the Vogelsberg, an extinct volcano, last active 7 million years ago. Coat of arms | Coat of arms | |The lion in the bottom half is the lion of Hesse. The lilies in the upper part show the flowers of the martagon lily (German Trkenbund, Lilium martagon), a rare plant which grows in some protected areas of the district. The flowers were taken from the coat of arms of the Lauterbach district. | Towns and municipalities External links
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