What is Waldeck-Frankenberg?
{{Infobox District DE |name = Waldeck-Frankenberg |map = Hesse KB.svg |image_coa = Wappen Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg.svg |image_flag = Flagge Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg.svg |state = Hesse |regierungsbezirk = [[Kassel Government Region|Kassel]] |region = |capital = [[Korbach]] |area = 1,848.58 |Kreisschlüssel = 06635 |population = 161.871 |population_as_of = 2010 |density=88 |carsign = KB |founded = |dissolved = |url = [http://www.landkreis-waldeck-frankenberg.de landkreis-waldeck-frankenberg.de] |latd=51|latm=10|longd=8|longm=50 }} '''Waldeck-Frankenberg''' is a ''Kreis'' ([[Rural Districts of Germany|district]]) in the north of [[Hesse]], [[Germany]]. == History == The district was created in [[1972]] by merging the two districts Frankenberg and Waldeck. Most of the area of the district was previously part of the old [[Waldeck (principality)|principality of Waldeck]]. == Coat of arms == {| |- valign=top ||[[File:Wappen Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg.svg|100px|Coat of arms]] ||The coat of arms show the lion of [[Hesse]] in the top part. The eightfold star in the bottom part is taken from the coat of arms of the counts and princes of Waldeck, and was also the coat of arms of the former district Waldeck. |} ==Towns and municipalities== {| ! align=left width=50%|Towns ! align=left width=50%|Municipalities |- valign=top || #[[Bad Arolsen]] #[[Bad Wildungen]] #[[Battenberg, Hesse|Battenberg]] (Eder) #[[Diemelstadt]] #[[Frankenau]] #[[Frankenberg, Hesse|Frankenberg]] (Eder) #[[Gemünden (Wohra)]] #[[Hatzfeld]] (Eder) #[[Korbach]] #[[Lichtenfels, Hesse|Lichtenfels]] #[[Rosenthal, Hesse|Rosenthal]] #[[Volkmarsen]] #[[Waldeck, Hesse|Waldeck]] || #[[Allendorf (Eder)|Allendorf]] (Eder) #[[Bromskirchen]] #[[Burgwald]] #[[Diemelsee]] #[[Edertal]] #[[Haina (Kloster)|Haina]] (Kloster) #[[Twistetal]] #[[Vöhl]] #[[Willingen]] (Upland) |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.landkreis-waldeck-frankenberg.de Official website] {{in lang|de}} {{hesse}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Waldeck-Frank