Waldeck-Frankenberg is a Kreis ( district ) in the north of Hesse , Germany . Neighbouring districts are Höxter , Kassel , Schwalm-Eder , Marburg-Biedenkopf , Siegen-Wittgenstein , Hochsauerland .
3-627: Wüstegarten is a mountain in the counties of Waldeck-Frankenberg and Schwalm-Eder-Kreis in the north of the German state of Hesse . It is in the Kellerwald mountains and has an elevation of 675.3 metres (2,216 ft). The mountain is within the Kellerwald-Edersee National Park, Hesse's only national park. Activities include hiking , nordic walking , mountain biking , and cross-country skiing . This Hesse location article
6-576: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Waldeck-Frankenberg The district was created in 1972 by merging the two districts of Frankenberg and Waldeck. Much of the area of the district had previously been part of the Free State of Waldeck until 1929, and its predecessor the Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont before 1918. The district is located in the mountains of the Sauerland , with
9-572: The highest elevation in the district of 843 m (2,766 ft). With 1,848.58 km (713.74 sq mi), it's the largest district in Hessen. Four artificial lakes created by dams are in the district, the biggest is the Edersee , which covers an area of 12 km (4.6 sq mi). The Eder is also the main river in the district; the Diemel in the north is a smaller river. The coat of arms shows
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