Schwalm-Eder-Kreis is a Kreis ( district ) in the north of Hesse , Germany . Neighbouring districts are Kassel , Werra-Meißner , Hersfeld-Rotenburg , Vogelsberg , Marburg-Biedenkopf , and Waldeck-Frankenberg .
5-471: Jeust is a hill in the county of Schwalm-Eder-Kreis , Hesse , Germany . 50°59′N 9°02′E / 50.983°N 9.033°E / 50.983; 9.033 This Hesse location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Schwalm-Eder-Kreis In 1821 districts were created in Hesse. They included the districts of Fritzlar , Homberg, Melsungen, and Ziegenhain. In 1932
10-554: The Röt Formation , because of its red colour. These strata consist of clay beds and various kinds of calcareous beds, interbedded with clayey marls . The coat of arms shows the lion of Hesse (azure a lion rampant crowned, barry of six argent and gules, armed or). Below are wavy lines (three bars wavy argent) that symbolise the three main rivers in the district, the Schwalm , the Eder , and
15-650: The 675 metre-high Wüstegarten mountain, the highest peak in the district. In the east, the geology of the Knüllgebirge is dominated by the clastic Triassic strata of the Middle Buntsandstein , as is the western region around the Gilserberg. Soils of weathered Buntsandstein are generally acidic to slightly basic and nutrient-poor. For the most part the land is forested. In the district of Fritzlar there are outcrops of younger Upper Buntsandstein , known as
20-773: The Eder enters the Fulda to the north at Edermunde . The southeast of the district includes a portion of the Knüllgebirge range of low mountains; the highest elevation is 634 metres (2,080 ft). In the north are the hills of the Homberger Hochland . The centre of the district is largely rural, and is surrounded by the mountains of the Knüll, the Stölzinger Gebirge, and the Kellerwald with
25-608: The districts of Fritzlar and Homberg were merged; in 1974 the three districts of Fritzlar-Homberg, Melsungen, and Ziegenhain were merged into the Schwalm-Eder district. The district is twinned with the Finnish city of Kajaani , the British district of Sedgemoor , and the Polish district of Piła . The Schwalm and Eder rivers give the district its name. After they merge close to Felsberg,
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