What is Werra-Meißner-Kreis?
{{Infobox German district| name=Werra-Meißner| image_coa=Wappen Werra-Meissner-Kreis.svg| image_flag=Flagge Werra-Meißner-Kreis.svg| state=Hesse| capital=[[Eschwege]]| Regierungsbezirk = [[Kassel Government Region|Kassel]]| Kreisschlüssel = 06636| area=1,024.55| population=112,680| population_as_of=2002| density=110| carsign=ESW| url=http://www.werra-meissner.de| map=hesse_esw.png |coordinates = {{Coord|51|12|N|9|56|E|region:DE_type:adm2nd|display=title}} }} '''Werra-Meißner''' is a ''Kreis'' ([[Rural Districts of Germany|district]]) in the north of [[Hesse]], [[Germany]]. == History == The district was created in [[1974]] by merging the two district Eschwege and Witzenhausen, which both existed with only slight modifications since [[1821]]. == Geography == The main river in the district is the [[Werra]]. The ''Hohe Meißner'' with {{convert|754|m|ft|0|abbr=on|lk=on}} is the highest of the ''Meißner'' mountains. The river and the mountain gave the district its name. The Hohe Meißner was also home to [[USA]] military forces up to the fall of the [[Berlin Wall]] in 1989. Soldiers of the Special Forces guarded the eavesdropping listening post situated on the hilltop. == Coat of arms == {| |- valign=top ||[[File:Wappen Werra-Meissner-Kreis.svg|100px|Coat of arms]] ||The coat of arms show a branch of an [[aspen]] tree in the left half, as sign for the former Eschwege district as well as the [[Eschwege]] city - the German word for aspen is ''Esche''. The castle in the right half is the castle [[Burg Ludwigstein|Ludwigstein]], taken from the coat of arms of the Witzenhausen district. The hills below symbolize the landscape, the ''Meißner'', and the wavy line the [[Werra]] river. |} == Towns and municipalities == {| ! align=left width=50%|Towns ! align=left width=50%|Municipalities |- valign=top || # [[Bad Sooden-Allendorf]] # [[Eschwege]] # [[Großalmerode]] # [[Hessisch Lichtenau]] # [[Sontra]] # [[Waldkappel]] # [[Wanfried]] # [[Witzenhausen]] || # [[Berkatal]] # [[Herleshausen]] # [[Meinhard]] # [[Meißner, Hess