Lahn-Dill-Kreis

Infobox German district
name=Lahn-Dill-Kreis
state=Hesse
capital=Wetzlar
regierungsbezirk=Gießen
area=1,066.51
population=263,054
population_as_of=2002
density=247
carsign=LDK (before 1991 L)
url=http://www.lahn-dill-kreis.de

Lahn-Dill is a "Kreis" (district) in the west of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Siegen-Wittgenstein, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Gießen, Wetteraukreis, Hochtaunuskreis, Limburg-Weilburg, Westerwaldkreis.

History

In 1977 the district Gießen was merged with the districts Wetzlar and Dillkreis to the new Lahn-Dill-Kreis. However this big district wasn't popular, so in 1979 Giessen was split from it.

Geography

The main rivers of the district are the Lahn and the Dill (river), which also gave it the name. It is mountain landscape with the Westerwald in the west, the Taunus in the east and the Rothaargebirge of the Sauerland in the north. The highest elevation with 671 m is near Rittershausen (part of Dietzhölztal), the lowest with 135 is in the Lahn valley in Biskirchen (part of the city Leun).

Coat of arms

Towns and municipalities

External links

* [http://www.lahn-dill-kreis.de Official website] (German)
* [http://www.lahn-dill-community.de Official Online-Community] (German)