What is Vogelsbergkreis?
{{Infobox German district| name=Vogelsbergkreis| image_coa=DEU Vogelsbergkreis COA.svg| image_flag=Flagge Vogelsbergkreis.svg| state=Hesse| capital=[[Lauterbach (Hesse)|Lauterbach]]| regierungsbezirk=[[Gießen Government Region|Gießen]]| Kreisschlüssel = 06535| area=1,458.97| population=118,067| population_as_of=2002| density=81| carsign=VB| url=http://www.vogelsberg.de| map=hesse_vb.png |coordinates = {{Coord|50|39|N|9|16|E|region:DE_type:adm2nd|display=title}} }} The '''Vogelsbergkreis''' is a ''Kreis'' ([[district]]) in the middle of [[Hesse]], [[Germany]]. == 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 Mountains|Vogelsberg]], an [[extinct volcano]], last active 7 million years ago. == Coat of arms == {| |- valign=top ||[[Image:DEU Vogelsbergkreis COA.svg|100px|Coat of arms]] ||The lion in the bottom half is the lion of [[Hesse]]. The [[Lilium|lilies]] in the upper part show the flowers of the martagon lily (German ''Türkenbund'', ''[[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== [[Image:Mittelhessen Vogelsberg.png|thumb|330px]] {| ! align=left width=50%|Towns ! align=left width=50%|Municipalities |- valign=top || # [[Alsfeld]] # [[Grebenau]] # [[Herbstein]] # [[Homberg (Ohm)]] # [[Kirtorf]] # [[Lauterbach]] # [[Romrod]] # [[Schlitz]] # [[Schotten]] # [[Ulrichstein]] || # [[Antrifttal]] # [[Feldatal]] # [[Freiensteinau]] # [[Gemünden (Felda)|Gemünden]] # [[Grebenhain]] # [[Lautertal]] # [[Mücke]] # [[Schwalmtal]] # [[Wartenberg]] |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.vogelsberg.de Official website] {{in lang|de}} * [http://www.vogelsbergkreis.de Website of the district administration] {{in lang|de}} * [http://www.vogelsberg-touristik.de/ Touristic website] {{hesse}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Distric