Waldeck-Frankenberg District

Waldeck-Frankenberg is a Kreis (district) in the north of Hesse, Germany. Neighbouring districts are Höxter, Kassel, Schwalm-Eder, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Hochsauerland. History 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. Geography The district is located in the mountains of the Sauerland, with the highest elevation in the district of . With , 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 . The Eder is also the main river in the district; the Diemel in the north is a smaller river.