Werra-Meißner is a Kreis ( district ) in the north of Hesse , Germany . Neighboring districts are Göttingen , Eichsfeld , Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis , Wartburgkreis , district-free Eisenach , Hersfeld-Rotenburg , Schwalm-Eder-Kreis , Kassel .
4-511: The district was created in 1974 by merging the two districts of Eschwege and Witzenhausen, which had both existed with only slight modifications since 1821. The main river in the district is the Werra . The Hoher Meißner at 754 metres (2,474 ft) is the highest elevation of the Meißner mountains, a big basalt massif, the other geographical feature which gave the district its name. The Hoher Meissner
8-631: Is the right-bank headwater of the Weser . "Weser" is a synonym in an old dialect of German. The Werra has its source near Eisfeld in southern Thuringia . After 293 kilometres (182 mi) the Werra joins the river Fulda in the town of Hann. Münden , forming the Weser. If the Werra is included as part of the Weser, the Weser is the longest river entirely within German territory at 744 kilometres (462 mi). Its valley,
12-526: The coat of arms of the Witzenhausen district. The hills below symbolize the landscape, the Meißner , and the wavy line the Werra river. [REDACTED] Media related to Werra-Meißner-Kreis at Wikimedia Commons 51°12′N 9°56′E / 51.200°N 9.933°E / 51.200; 9.933 Werra The Werra ( German pronunciation: [ˈvɛʁa] ), a river in central Germany ,
16-563: Was also home to US military forces up to the fall of the Berlin Wall. Soldiers of the Special Forces guarded the eavesdropping post on the hilltop. The coat of arms show a branch of an ash tree in the dexter side, as sign for the former Eschwege district as well as the Eschwege city - the German word for ash tree is Esche . The castle in the main field is the castle Ludwigstein , taken from
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