Werra-Meißner-Kreis – DE737

EU regions: Germany > Hesse > Kassel Government Region > Werra-Meißner-Kreis

Indicator	Period	Value
Gross domestic product
GDP per capita in PPS of EU average	2021	73

More on wikipedia wikidata Q7896 on OpenStreetMap Werra-Meißner-Kreis slovensky: DE737

Demographics

Indicator	Period	Value
Demographics
number of inhabitants	2023	100 208
population density	2022	97.8
old-age dependency ratio	2023	42.7

From Wikipedia: 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.

History

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.

Geography

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 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.

See also: Wanfried agreement.

Other: Kassel Government Region, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel, Landkreis Kassel, Fulda, Werra-Meißner-Kreis, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Hersfeld-Rotenburg

Neighbours: Eichsfeld, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Landkreis Kassel, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Wartburgkreis, Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis, Göttingen district

Suggested citation: Michal Páleník: Europe and its regions in numbers - Werra-Meißner-Kreis – DE737, IZ Bratislava, retrieved from: https://www.iz.sk/​PDE737, ISBN: 978-80-970204-9-1, DOI:10.5281/zenodo.10200164

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