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Vogelsbergkreis
The Vogelsbergkreis is a Kreis (district) in the middle of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Schwalm-Eder, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Fulda, Main-Kinzig, Wetteraukreis, Gießen, Marburg-Biedenkopf.
The district was created in 1972 by merging the former districts Alsfeld and Lauterbach.
The main feature of the district is the Vogelsberg[?], an extinct vulcano, last active 7 million years ago.
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The lion in the bottom half is the lion of Hesse. The lilies in the upper part show the flowers of the martagon lily (german Türkenbund, Lilium martagon[?]), a rare plant which grows in some protected areas of the district. The flowers were taken from the coat of arms of the Lauterbach district.
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