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Darmstadt-Dieburg

Field	Value
name	Darmstadt-Dieburg
state	Hesse
image_flag	Flagge Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg.svg
image_coa	DEU Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg COA.svg
capital	Darmstadt
regierungsbezirk	Darmstadt
area	658.51
Kreisschlüssel	06432
district_admin	Klaus Peter Schellhaas
admin_party	SPD
carsign	DA, DI
url	http://www.ladadi.de
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Darmstadt-Dieburg is a Kreis (district) in the south of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Offenbach, Aschaffenburg, Miltenberg, Odenwaldkreis, Bergstraße, Groß-Gerau, and the district-free city of Darmstadt, which it surrounds.

History

The district was created in 1975 by merging the previous districts of Darmstadt and Dieburg. In 1963 the district was twinned with the district of North East Derbyshire, England, in 1990 with the district Zwickauer Land in Saxony, Germany, and in 1995 with the Mladá Boleslav region in the Czech Republic.

Geography

The district is located in the Odenwald mountains. Most famous in the district is the Messel Pit, where many fossils in the oil shale of a Tertiary lake were found. The site is listed in the UNESCO world heritage list since 1995.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms show a lion in the top part, taken from the coat of arms of the counts of Katzenelnbogen. The lion holds a Wheel of Mainz, the symbol of state of Mainz. Both owned big parts of the districts area in the past. The 23 stars in the bottom represent the municipalities of the county.

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Municipalities

References

Wikipedia Source

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