Main-Kinzig-Kreis
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Main-Kinzig is a Kreis in the east of Hesse
Hesse
Hesse or Hessia is both a cultural region of Germany and the name of an individual German state.* The cultural region of Hesse includes both the State of Hesse and the area known as Rhenish Hesse in the neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate state...

, Germany
Germany
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. Neighboring districts are Wetteraukreis
Wetteraukreis
The Wetteraukreis is a Kreis in the middle of Hesse, Germany. Neighbouring districts are Landkreis Gießen, Vogelsbergkreis, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, district-free Stadt Frankfurt, Hochtaunuskreis, Lahn-Dill-Kreis.-History:...

, Vogelsbergkreis
Vogelsbergkreis
The Vogelsbergkreis is a Kreis in the middle of Hesse, Germany. Neighbouring districts are Schwalm-Eder, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Fulda, Main-Kinzig, Wetteraukreis, Gießen and Marburg-Biedenkopf.-Geography:...

, Fulda
Fulda (district)
Fulda is a Kreis in the north-east of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Wartburgkreis, Schmalkalden-Meiningen, Rhön-Grabfeld, Bad Kissingen, Main-Kinzig, Vogelsbergkreis.-History:...

, Bad Kissingen
Bad Kissingen (district)
Bad Kissingen is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the district Main-Kinzig and Fulda in Hesse, and the districts of Rhön-Grabfeld, Schweinfurt and Main-Spessart.- History :...

, Main-Spessart
Main-Spessart
Main-Spessart is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Bad Kissingen, Schweinfurt and Würzburg, the state of Baden-Württemberg , the districts of Miltenberg and Aschaffenburg, and the state of Hesse .-History:The district was established in 1972 by merging the former...

, Aschaffenburg
Aschaffenburg (district)
Aschaffenburg is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Darmstadt-Dieburg, Offenbach, Main-Kinzig , the districts Main-Spessart and Miltenberg, and the town of Aschaffenburg....

, Offenbach
Offenbach (district)
Offenbach is a Kreis in the south of Hesse, Germany and is part of the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region. Neighbourhood districts are Main-Kinzig, Aschaffenburg, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Groß-Gerau and the cities of Darmstadt, Frankfurt and Offenbach.-History:The district Offenbach was first...

 and the district-free cities of Offenbach
Offenbach, Hesse
Offenbach am Main is a city in Hesse, Germany, located on southside of the river Main just next to Frankfurt am Main. In 2009 it had a population of 118,770. The city is part of the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main metropolitan area as well as the Frankfurt urban area....

 and Frankfurt
Frankfurt
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.

History

The district was created in 1974 by merging the former districts of Hanau, Schlüchtern, Gelnhausen and the former urban district
Urban district
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 of Hanau
Hanau
Hanau is a town in the Main-Kinzig-Kreis, in Hesse, Germany. It is located 25 km east of Frankfurt am Main. Its station is a major railway junction.- Geography :...

.

Partnerships

The oldest partnership was inherited from the previous district Hanau, and was formed in 1972 with the Croatia
Croatia
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n municipality of Kutina
Kutina
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 - however it took till the 20th anniversary in 1992 that this partnership was officially signed. In 1986 the district parliament decided to start a developing project with the Diriamba
Diriamba
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 region in Nicaragua
Nicaragua
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.

Since 1990 the district has a partnership with the Thuringia
Thuringia
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n district Gotha
Gotha (district)
Gotha is a Kreis in the middle of Thuringia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Unstrut-Hainich, Sömmerda, the district-free city Erfurt, Ilm-Kreis, Schmalkalden-Meiningen and the Wartburgkreis.-History:...

. Also in 1990 first contacts with the Russia
Russia
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n Rayon Istra were started, which resulted in an official partnership in 1992. In 1993 the partnership with the Hungarian
Hungary
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 Komárom-Esztergom County was signed, with the first contacts also dating back to 1990.

A friendship was signed in 1997 with the Russian city Troitsk
Troitsk
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, together with the partnership of the city Wächtersbach with Troitsk.
In 2000 a treaty of friendship was signed with the Italian
Italy
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 province Belluno
Belluno
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, as well as a partnership with the Israel
Israel
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i city Ramat Gan.

Geography

The district got its name from the two primary rivers. The Main in the south-west corner of the district. The Kinzig, a tributary of the Main, flows all through the district.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms is a combination of the coat of arms of the previous districts which were merged in 1974. The swan in top comes from the Hanau district, and is the old crest of the Counts of Hanau. The eagle in the left is taken from the city of Gelnhausen
Gelnhausen
Gelnhausen is a town and the capital of the Main-Kinzig-Kreis, in Hesse, Germany. It is located approx. 40 kilometers east of Frankfurt am Main, between the Vogelsberg mountains and the Spessart range at the river Kinzig...

. The bars in the right are taken from the coat of arms of the Lords of Hutten, who owned the area around Bad Soden and Salmünster, formerly part of the Schlüchtern district.

Towns and municipalities

Towns Municipalities
  1. Bad Orb
    Bad Orb
    Bad Orb is a spa town in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated 32 east km of Hanau. Bad Orb is between forested hills in the Nature Park Spessart, one of the largest forested areas in Germany. The canyon-side donkey path that runs to Großheubach in Miltenberg Kreis passes Bad...

  2. Bad Soden-Salmünster
    Bad Soden-Salmünster
    Bad Soden-Salmünster is a town in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated on the river Kinzig, between Fulda and Hanau.-References:...

  3. Bruchköbel
    Bruchköbel
    Bruchköbel is a town in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated approximately 8 km north of Hanau....

  4. Gelnhausen
    Gelnhausen
    Gelnhausen is a town and the capital of the Main-Kinzig-Kreis, in Hesse, Germany. It is located approx. 40 kilometers east of Frankfurt am Main, between the Vogelsberg mountains and the Spessart range at the river Kinzig...

  5. Hanau
    Hanau
    Hanau is a town in the Main-Kinzig-Kreis, in Hesse, Germany. It is located 25 km east of Frankfurt am Main. Its station is a major railway junction.- Geography :...

  6. Langenselbold
    Langenselbold
    Langenselbold is a town in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated on the river Kinzig, 10 km east of Hanau....

  7. Maintal
    Maintal
    Maintal is the second largest town of the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated on the river Main, between Frankfurt am Main and Hanau.-Neighbouring places:...

  8. Nidderau
    Nidderau
    Nidderau is a town in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated approximately 12 km north of Hanau, and 20 km northeast of Frankfurt....

  9. Schlüchtern
    Schlüchtern
    Schlüchtern is a town in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hessen, Germany. It is located on the river Kinzig at the southwest of a hill called Landrücken, approx. 30 km southwest of Fulda.-History:...

  10. Steinau an der Straße
    Steinau an der Straße
    Steinau an der Straße is a town in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated on the river Kinzig, 32 km southwest of Fulda.-History:...

  11. Wächtersbach
    Wächtersbach
    -Location:Wächtersbach lies between the Spessart and the Vogelsberg Mountains in the middle Kinzig valley at the edge of the Büdingen Forest, not far from the towns of Gelnhausen, Birstein, Bad Orb and Bad Soden-Salmünster.-Neighbouring communities:...

  • Biebergemünd
    Biebergemünd
    Biebergemünd is a municipality in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany....

  • Birstein
    Birstein
    Birstein is a municipality on the northeastern edge of the Main-Kinzig-Kreis in Hesse, Germany with approximately 6,600 inhabitants. It was the home of the former principality of Isenburg-Birstein.-Geography:...

  • Brachttal
    Brachttal
    Brachttal is a municipality in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany....

  • Erlensee
    Erlensee
    Erlensee is a municipality in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated on the river Kinzig, 5 km northeast of Hanau. It was formed in 1970 by the merger, in 1970, of the towns of Langendiebach and Rückingen...

  • Flörsbachtal
    Flörsbachtal
    Flörsbachtal is a municipality in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany....

  • Freigericht
    Freigericht
    Freigericht is a town in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated 15 km east of Hanau, close to the Frankfurt Rhein-Main region at the foothills of the Spessart, directly at the Hesse-Bavaria border...

  • Großkrotzenburg
    Großkrotzenburg
    Großkrotzenburg is a municipality in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany....

  • Gründau
    Gründau
    -Neighbouring places:Gründau is located near Gelnhausen and Büdingen. Frankfurt am Main, the largest city in Hessen, is located in a distance of about 50 km.-Division of the municipality:...

  • Hammersbach
    Hammersbach
    Hammersbach is a municipality in the district of Main-Kinzig-Kreis, in Hesse, Germany.It is located near Frankfurt am Main. It consists of two districts: Marköbel and Langen-Bergheim. Only Marköbel once belonged to the Roman Empire. Parts of the Limes were found there recently. Since 2007...



    1. Hasselroth
      Hasselroth
      Hasselroth is a municipality in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany....


    2. Jossgrund
      Jossgrund
      Jossgrund is a municipality in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany....


    3. Linsengericht
      Linsengericht
      Linsengericht is a municipality in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany.- Structure :Linsengericht consists of the districts Altenhaßlau, Eidengesäß, Geislitz , Großenhausen and Lützelhausen....


    4. Neuberg
      Neuberg, Hesse
      Neuberg is a municipality in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany....


    5. Niederdorfelden
      Niederdorfelden
      Niederdorfelden is a municipality in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany.-Twin towns:Saint-Sever-Calvados, France...


    6. Rodenbach
      Rodenbach, Hesse
      Rodenbach is a municipality in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated on the river Kinzig, 8 km east of Hanau.-External links:*...


    7. Ronneburg
      Ronneburg, Hesse
      Ronneburg is both a castle and a municipality in the district of Main-Kinzig, in Hessen, Germany. The town is most notable for being the site of Ronneburg castle.-Geography:...


    8. Schöneck
      Schöneck, Hesse
      Schöneck is a municipality in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated 9 km northwest of Hanau, and 15 km northeast of Frankfurt.-References:...


    9. Sinntal
      Sinntal
      Sinntal is a municipality in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany.It consists of the following localities:* Altengronau* Breunings* Jossa* Mottgers* Neuengronau* Oberzell with Ziegelhütte* Sannerz* Schwarzenfels* Sterbfritz...



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