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Darmstadt-Dieburg
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| State: | Hesse |
| Adm. Region: | Darmstadt |
| Capital: | Darmstadt |
| Area: | 658.51 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 289,273 (2002) |
| pop. density: | 439 inh./km² |
| Car identification: | DA |
| Homepage: | http://www.ladadi.de | Map |
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 Darmstadt.
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History The district was created in 1975 by merging the previous districts of Darmstadt and Dieburg. In 1964 partnership with the district North East Derbyshire[?] (Great Britain) was started, in 1990 with the district Zwickauer Land[?] in Saxony, Germany, and in 1995 with the Mlada Boleslav[?] region in Czechia.
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.
| The coat of arms show a lion in the top part, taken from the coat of arms of the counts of Katzenelnbogen. The lion hold a wheel, the symbol of state of Mainz. Both owned big parts of the districts area in the past. The 23 stars in the bottom depict the municipalities of the district. |
External links Official website (http://www.ladadi.de)
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