Wetteraukreis

The Wetteraukreis is a Kreis (district) in the middle of Hesse, Germany. Neighbouring districts are Landkreis Gießen, Vogelsbergkreis, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, district-free Stadt Frankfurt, Hochtaunuskreis and Lahn-Dill-Kreis.

Wetteraukreis
District
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Adm. region	Darmstadt
Capital	Friedberg
Government
• District admin.	Jan Weckler (CDU)
Area
• Total	1,101.71 km2 (425.37 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2023)[1]
• Total	310,705
• Density	282.021/km2 (730.430/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	FB, BÜD
Website	www.wetteraukreis.de

History

The district was created in 1972 when the two districts Friedberg and Büdingen were merged.

Geography

Area view of Eckartshausen

The district is located between the Taunus mountains and the Vogelsberg volcanic mountain. The main rivers of the district are the Nidda River and the Wetter River.

Coat of arms

The imperial eagle in the top of the coat of arms was chosen because the Wetterau was imperial possession in the past. The bars in the bottom derive from the lords of Isenburg-Büdingen, who owned most of the area. The wavy line depicts the river Wetter which flows through the capital Friedberg.

Towns and municipalities

Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district

Towns	Municipalities
Bad Nauheim Bad Vilbel Büdingen Butzbach Florstadt Friedberg Gedern Karben Münzenberg Nidda Niddatal Ortenberg Reichelsheim Rosbach vor der Höhe	Altenstadt Echzell Glauburg Hirzenhain Kefenrod Limeshain Ober-Mörlen Ranstadt Rockenberg Wölfersheim Wöllstadt